Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2022-3343WPQA < 5.9.3 - Missing validation lead to functionality abuse

Low 3.5

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in Discy from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer Discy WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WPQA Builder	0 – before 5.9.3
Unknown	Discy	0 – before 5.5.3
Unknown	Himer	0 – before 1.9.3

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e507b1b5-1a56-4b2f-b7e7-e22f6da1e32a exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description