CVE-2022-4305

Login as User or Customer < 3.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin

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Published Jan 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 38.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Login as User or Customer WordPress plugin before 3.3 lacks authorization checks to ensure that users are allowed to log in as another one, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid admin session.

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

Unknown

Login as User or Customer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp-buy:login_as_user_or_customer_\(user_switching\):*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 38.6% (38.625% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/286d972d-7bda-455c-a226-fd9ce5f925bd

History

Apr 3, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp-buy Login As User Or Customer \(user Switching\)

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 7:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 23, 2023, 2:31 PM
Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 7:19 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2022, 10:55 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:34 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:34 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 23, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

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