github - ghsa-3p4m-vv4f-vw54

ghsa-3p4m-vv4f-vw54

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-12-07 06:30

Modified

2025-04-23 21:30

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-43468"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-665"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-12-07T04:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-3p4m-vv4f-vw54",
  "modified": "2025-04-23T21:30:31Z",
  "published": "2022-12-07T06:30:26Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43468"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
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    }
  ]
}

cve-2022-43468

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2022-12-07 00:00

Modified

2025-04-23 18:15

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Summary

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/
	https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/
	https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Hector Cabrera	WordPress Popular Posts

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