CVE-2022-1903 json
ARMember < 3.4.8 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Takeover
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-25175
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.7%
- EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The ARMember WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 is vulnerable to account takeover (even the administrator) due to missing nonce and authorization checks in an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to change the password of arbitrary users by knowing their username
Patch / fix
- armemberplugin armember 3.4.8
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8.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template ARMember < 3.4.8 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Takeover nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28d26aa6-a8db-4c20-9ec7-39821c606a08 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Unknown ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/28d26aa6-a8db-4c20-9ec7-39821c606a08
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-1903
- NVD CVE-2022-1903
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