CVE-2022-4950 describes a critical vulnerability affecting several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins, specifically coolplugins and cryptocurrency_payment_&_donation_box_plugins. This flaw allows authenticated attackers, even those with minimal subscriber-level permissions, to install and activate arbitrary plugins, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, the high severity and ease of exploitation warrant immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cryptocurrency_widgets:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cryptocurrency_widgets_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:event_single_page_builder_for_the_event_calendar:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:events-notification-bar-addon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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