CVE-2022-3930Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Account takeover via user-controlled profile identifier

Published Dec 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

IDOR in wpWax Directorist before 7.4.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary WordPress account passwords. The update_user_profile AJAX action accepts the caller-controlled user[ID] value and applies the supplied new password to that selected account rather than binding the update to the caller. Subscriber-level access and a valid Directorist nonce are sufficient, enabling administrator-account takeover without user interaction.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

IDOR in wpWax Directorist before 7.4.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary WordPress account passwords. The update_user_profile AJAX action accepts the caller-controlled user[ID] value and applies the supplied new password to that selected account rather than binding the update to the caller. Subscriber-level access and a valid Directorist nonce are sufficient, enabling administrator-account takeover without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-3930
Published
Dec 12, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
wpWax
Product
Directorist
Classifications
CWE-639, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.4.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

wpWax · Directoristversion=0 <7.4.2.2

Published CVSS scores

8.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
T1098Account Manipulation

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