CVE-2022-0363: myCred < 2.4.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Creation

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.4.3.1 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks in the mycred-tools-import-export AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to call it and import mycred setup, thus creating badges, managing points or creating arbitrary posts.

Affected products

Saad Iqbal myCred: before 2.4.3.1 — fixed in 2.4.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Saad Iqbal myCred 2.4.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a438a951-497c-43cd-822f-1a48d4315191
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a438a951-497c-43cd-822f-1a48d4315191

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