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CVE-2022-43468

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-665

Description

External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a result, the number of views for an article may be manipulated through a crafted input.

Affected products

• Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts: through 6.0.5

References

• https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/
• https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/
• https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/
• https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/

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