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CVE-2022-40223: WordPress SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Nonce token leakage and missing authorization in SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 on WordPress leading to plugin settings change.

Affected products

• SearchWP, LLC SearchWP: through 4.2.5

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/searchwp/wordpress-searchwp-premium-plugin-4-2-5-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://searchwp.com/documentation/changelog/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/searchwp/wordpress-searchwp-premium-plugin-4-2-5-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://searchwp.com/documentation/changelog/

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