vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpqa: CVE-2022-1349: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 21, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 21, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The WPQA Builder Plugin WordPress plugin before 5.2, used as a companion plugin for the Discy and Himer , does not validate that the value passed to the image_id parameter of the ajax action wpqa_remove_image belongs to the requesting user, allowing any users (with privileges as low as Subscriber) to delete the profile pictures of any other user.
Solution
wpqa-plugin-cve-2022-1349
References
Rapid7 Labs
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