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01 Record

CVE-2022-29448

WordPress Herd Effects plugin <= 5.2 - Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Patchstack
CNA base score6.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

WordPress Herd Effects plugin <= 5.2 - Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
1.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 63.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-05-20 19:59Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-04-28 16:07Z6 MO AGO
Reserved
2022-04-18
Assigning CNA
Patchstack
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-706Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or ReferenceClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
62e008eed0fb8df3b5446a28b8e38ccc380bb650e62b9cf8e5ced59faf9ee22d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Wow-CompanyHerd Effects (WordPress plugin)<= 5.2 to 5.2—

06 References

07 Remediation

Update to 5.2.1 or higher version.