CVE-2022-43468

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/	Third Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html	Third Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/	Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

23 Apr 2025, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/ - Product~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/ - Product
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/ - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/ - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-07 04:15

Updated : 2025-04-23 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2022-43468

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43468

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wordpress_popular_posts_project

wordpress_popular_posts

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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