CVE-2022-2198: WPQA < 5.7 - 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: 2022-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.7 which is a companion plugin to the Hilmer and Discy , does not check authorization before displaying private messages, allowing any logged in user to read other users private message using the message id, which can easily be brute forced.

Affected products

WPQA Builder: before 5.7 — fixed in 5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPQA Builder 5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/867248f2-d497-4ea8-b3f8-0f2e8aaaa2bd
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/867248f2-d497-4ea8-b3f8-0f2e8aaaa2bd

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