CVE-2022-3343

WPQA < 5.9.3 - Missing validation lead to functionality abuse

LOW

3.5

CVSS Score

Published: January 9, 2023 at 10:13 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorWpqa BuilderHimerDiscy

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Severity

LOW3.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

PoC

Description

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer Discy WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Wpqa Builder · 2CODEwordpress-plugin

95%

v < 5.9.3

Affected range stops below 5.9.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Discy · 2CODEwordpress-theme

60%

v < 5.5.3

Affected range stops below 5.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Himer · 2CODEwordpress-theme

60%

v < 1.9.3

Affected range stops below 1.9.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e507b1b5-1a56-4b2f-b7e7-e22f6da1e32a

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.5LOWCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

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