CVE-2022-1425: WPQA < 5.2 - Subscriber+ Private Message Disclosure via IDOR

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The WPQA Builder Plugin WordPress plugin before 5.2, used as a companion plugin for the Discy and Himer , does not validate that the message_id of the wpqa_message_view ajax action belongs to the requesting user, leading to any user being able to read messages for any other users via a Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability.

Affected products

WPQA Builder: before 5.2 — fixed in 5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPQA Builder 5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b110e2f7-4aa3-47b5-a8f2-0a7fe53cc467
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b110e2f7-4aa3-47b5-a8f2-0a7fe53cc467

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