{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2022-44581","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows : Screen Temporary Files for Sensitive Information.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 3.3.2.","dates":{"published":"2024-05-17T06:27:07.688Z","modified":"2026-04-28T16:07:50.956Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"NVD","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"CVE.org","score":5,"severity":"medium","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"NVD","score":9.8,"severity":"critical","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"wordfence","score":7.5,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false}]},"epss":{"probability":0.00679,"percentile":0.51472,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.00679},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":0.51472}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00679,"percentile":0.51472}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-922","name":"Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information","description":"The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors.","type":"weakness","status":"Incomplete","abstraction":"Class","likelihoodOfExploit":null,"url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/922.html"},{"id":"CWE-200","name":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor","description":"The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.","type":"weakness","status":"Draft","abstraction":"Class","likelihoodOfExploit":"High","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"wordpress","product":"defender-security","name":"Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall","label":"defender-security","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≤ 3.3.2 (fixed in 3.3.3)","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":"3.3.3"}],"versionsText":"≤ 3.3.2 (fixed in 3.3.3)","eol":null,"hubHref":null},{"vendor":"wpmu dev","product":"defender security","name":"Defender Security","label":"defender security","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ n/a, ≤ 3.3.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ n/a, ≤ 3.3.2","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/wpmu_dev/defender_security"},{"vendor":"wpmudev","product":"defender","name":"defender","label":"defender","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"< 3.3.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 3.3.3","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/wpmudev/defender"}],"affectedCount":3,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/defender-security/wordpress-defender-security-plugin-3-3-2-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve","label":"patchstack.com/database/…","hostname":"patchstack.com","tags":["VDB Entry","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662ca451-5c69-4973-afc8-5dc1caf57ad7","label":"www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662ca451-5c69-4973-afc8-5dc1caf57ad7","hostname":"www.wordfence.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2024-05-17T06:27:07.688Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2026-04-28T16:07:50.956Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":70,"level":"high","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-19T16:59:16.154Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}