Helpful < 4.5.26 - Information Disclosure
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
The Helpful WordPress plugin before 4.5.26 puts the exported logs and feedbacks in a publicly accessible location and guessable names, which could allow attackers to download them and retrieve sensitive information such as IP, Names and Email Address depending on the plugin's settings
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00978 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Helpful (Unknown): 4.5.26
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Helpful | before 4.5.26 | 4.5.26 | Patch available | CNA |
- Helpful VendorUnknown Affected before 4.5.26 Fixed in 4.5.26 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:helpful_project:helpful:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.5.26 | Vulnerable | Helpful Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:helpful_project:helpful:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.5.26 Vulnerable ·Helpful Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Helpful (Unknown) Fixed in 4.5.26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2834
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j5r-8vhm-p3x4
References
More Helpful Project Helpful vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07123 Helpful < 4.4.59 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-2834 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2834 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j5r-8vhm-p3x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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