CVE-2022-4550

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 50.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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.

Published

2023-02-27 15:24Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-18 15:06Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-12-16

Assigning CNA

WPScan

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-290Authentication Bypass by SpoofingBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6b5cca4976f1dc313a9bcdaa2ae831ea14a609140a873981a0fdd87a69dd7080

• wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1179959-2044-479f-a5ca-3c9ffc46d00eexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description