01 Record
CVE-2022-46838
WordPress JS Help Desk plugin <= 2.7.1 - Unauthenticated Settings Change Vulnerability
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: Patchstack
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
02 Description
WordPress JS Help Desk plugin <= 2.7.1 - Unauthenticated Settings Change 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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (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:H
- 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
- 2024-12-13 14:22Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 16:07Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-12-09
- Assigning CNA
- Patchstack
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5cc7329f92ceec4188a9f6ed47f4ef20cb4dafbf2c3d9dc6eeffba0bbf8ceff5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
Update the WordPress JS Help Desk – Best Help Desk & Support Plugin plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.7.2).