9.8

CVE-2022-4305: unknown login as user or customer Improper Authorization

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 23-01-2023Last modified 03-04-2025
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-4305 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authorization vulnerability in unknown login as user or customer. EPSS estimates a 38.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.3.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
38.63%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

38.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 38.63% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
38.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • login-as-customer-or-user≤ 3.2 (fixed in 3.3)
Wp-buy1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links