WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure
Priority LOW 32CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.5 which is a companion to the Discy and Himer , lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to discover private questions sent between users on the site.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05383 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WPQA Builder (Unknown): 5.5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WPQA Builder | before 5.5 | 5.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- WPQA Builder VendorUnknown Affected before 5.5 Fixed in 5.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WPQA Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 5.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1598
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9x9-r7q4-rfx4
References
More 2code Wpqa Builder vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-02207 WPQA < 6.1.1 - Arbitrary Category and Tag Follow/Unfollow via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03390 WPQA < 5.9 - Follow/Unfollow via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-02206 WPQA < 6.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2022-03090 WPQA < 5.9.3 - Missing validation lead to functionality abuse CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
- TI-2022-01467 WPQA < 5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-00948 WPQA < 5.2 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile fields CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-1598 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1598 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v9x9-r7q4-rfx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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