Login as User or Customer < 3.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin
Priority HIGH 75Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Login as User or Customer WordPress plugin before 3.3 lacks authorization checks to ensure that users are allowed to log in as another one, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid admin session.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.38625 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Login as User or Customer (Unknown): 3.3
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 | Login as User or Customer | before 3.3 | 3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Login as User or Customer VendorUnknown Affected before 3.3 Fixed in 3.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Login as User or Customer (Unknown) Fixed in 3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22mr-8pm7-gm4c
References
More wp-buy Login As User Or Customer (user Switching) vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06631 Login as User or Customer <= 3.8 - Admin Account Takeover CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2021-06487 Login as User or Customer (User Switching) < 1.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-4305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22mr-8pm7-gm4c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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