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CVE-2022-0493

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:string_locator_project:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0136 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 3,563 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2685592
Release NotesVendor Advisory
wpscan.com / vulnerability/21e2e5fc-03d2-4791-beef-07af6bf985ed
ExploitThird Party Advisory