vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: wpqa: CVE-2022-3343: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 13, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025

Description

The WPQA - Builder forms Addon For WordPress plugin is vulnerable to insecure direct object reference in versions up to, and including, 5.9.2 along with the Himer (less than or equal to 1.9.3) and Discy (less than or equal to 5.5.3) WordPress themes. This is due to insufficient validation of user follows on the wpqa_following_you_ajax action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities and above to inflate follower counts of others by sending repeat follow requests.

Solution

wpqa-plugin-cve-2022-3343
Title
Rapid7 Labs

2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.