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CVE-2022-43468 Details

Description

External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a result, the number of views for an article may be manipulated through a crafted input.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/ CVEProduct
https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-665Improper Initialization[email protected]
CWE-665Improper InitializationCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress popular posts project wordpress popular posts
<= 6.0.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_popular_posts_project:wordpress_popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-43468
NVD Published Date:
Dec 7, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-43468 Details - Not Deferred