CVE-2022-2834 (GCVE-0-2022-2834)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-13 19:11
VLAI
Title
Helpful < 4.5.26 - Information Disclosure
Summary
The Helpful WordPress plugin before 4.5.26 puts the exported logs and feedbacks in a publicly accessible location and guessable names, which could allow attackers to download them and retrieve sensitive information such as IP, Names and Email Address depending on the plugin's settings
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/468d5fc7-04c6-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Helpful Affected: 0 , < 4.5.26 (custom)
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Credits
Aleksi Kistauri WPScan
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