CVE-2022-1598

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—Elevated

5.3

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.5 which is a companion to the Discy and Himer , lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to discover private questions sent between users on the site.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 96.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 8, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1598.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2022
WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-1598?

CVE-2022-1598 is a medium vulnerability published on June 8, 2022. The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.5 which is a companion to the Discy and Himer , lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to discover private questions sent between users on the site.

When was CVE-2022-1598 disclosed?

CVE-2022-1598 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 8, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-1598 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-1598 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1598?

CVE-2022-1598 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-1598?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-1598, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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