New User Email Set Up <= 0.5.2 - 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 New User Email Set Up WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 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
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 | New User Email Set Up | 0.5.2 – 0.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- New User Email Set Up VendorUnknown Affected 0.5.2 – 0.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:new_user_email_set_up_project:new_user_email_set_up:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | New User Email Set Up Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:new_user_email_set_up_project:new_user_email_set_up:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·New User Email Set Up Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx5m-whhc-267m
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rx5m-whhc-267m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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