vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: defender-security: CVE-2022-44581: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Nov 23, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 23, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure in versions up to, and including, 3.3.2. This is due to 2fa-codes being stored in plaintext. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access them under certain circumstances.
Solution
defender-security-plugin-cve-2022-44581
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44581
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662ca451-5c69-4973-afc8-5dc1caf57ad7?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-47519
- CVE-2022-44581
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-44581
- CWE-922
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-47519
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