vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: searchwp: CVE-2022-40223: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:P) | Oct 24, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:P)
Published
Oct 24, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The SearchWP Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to leaking a nonce protecting a function used to modify plugin settings in versions up to, and including, 4.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to obtain the nonce and modify the plugin's settings.
Solution
searchwp-plugin-cve-2022-40223
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40223
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/00a1b66d-d81c-4539-846b-ff66301a94ca?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-43521
- CVE-2022-40223
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-40223
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-43521
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