CVE-2022-43468

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Modified - vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Published

2022-12-07

Last modified

2025-04-23

Weaknesses

CWE-454, CWE-665

Affected products

• Wordpress Popular Posts (Hector Cabrera)
• Wordpress Popular Posts (Wordpress Popular Posts Project)

References

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