Email Users <= 4.8.8 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Priority LOW 30CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Email Users WordPress plugin through 4.8.8 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and change the notification settings of arbitrary users
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00542 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Email Users | 4.8.8 – 4.8.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Email Users VendorUnknown Affected 4.8.8 – 4.8.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:email_users_project:email_users:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.8.8 | Vulnerable | Email Users Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:email_users_project:email_users:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.8.8 Vulnerable ·Email Users Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1605
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2ww2-4h6w-cc6c
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1605 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1605 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2ww2-4h6w-cc6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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