Name: CVE-2022-2198: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-2198, CWE-639, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.00753

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.7 which is a companion plugin to the Hilmer and Discy , does not check authorization before displaying private messages, allowing any logged in user to read other users private message using the message id, which can easily be brute forced.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wpqa Plugin	—	Update wpqa plugin to version 5.7, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Aug 1, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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