CVE-2022-0493 describes a path traversal vulnerability in the String locator WordPress plugin prior to version 2.5.0. This flaw allows highly privileged users, such as administrators, to read arbitrary files on the web server. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and high confidentiality impact, enabling full disclosure of file content. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:string_locator_project:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.