CVE-2022-40223

WordPress SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

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Published Nov 8, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SearchWP, LLC

SearchWP

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 4.2.5`	affected	≤ 4.2.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:searchwp:searchwp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 4.2.6 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43521	Nonce token leakage and missing authorization in SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 on WordPress leading to plugin settings change.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.548% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

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

History

Feb 20, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Searchwp Searchwp

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 8, 2022, 6:20 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Sep 14, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 8, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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