6.5

CVE-2022-1656: JupiterX Theme <= 2.0.6 and JupiterX Core <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation and Settings Modification

Modified
Published 13-06-2022Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1656 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in artbees jupiter x. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.0.7.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerable versions of the JupiterX Theme (<=2.0.6) allow any logged-in user, including subscriber-level users, to access any of the functions registered in lib/api/api/ajax.php, which also grant access to the jupiterx_api_ajax_ actions registered by the JupiterX Core Plugin (<=2.0.6). This includes the ability to deactivate arbitrary plugins as well as update the theme’s API key.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 27-09-2026

27-09-202627-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Artbees3 products
Wordpress2 products
  • jupiterx-core≤ 2.0.6 (fixed in 2.0.7)
  • jupiterx≤ 2.0.6 (fixed in 2.0.7)

2 vendors · 5 products

References

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