CVE-2022-3343 (GCVE-0-2022-3343)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-09 22:13 – Updated: 2025-04-09 19:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WPQA < 5.9.3 - Missing validation lead to functionality abuse
Summary
The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer Discy WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-09 19:21 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e507b1b5-1a56-4b… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
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