CVE-2022-4950 (GCVE-0-2022-4950)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 01:51 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:33
VLAI?
Title
Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation
Summary
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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| narinder-singh | The Events Calendar Events Notification Bar Addon |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.1
(semver)
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Nomenclature
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