CVE-2022-4017 | Booster for WooCommerce - Multiple CSRF

The Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.0.1, Booster Plus for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.0.1, Booster Elite for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.0.1 have either flawed CSRF checks or are missing them completely in numerous places, allowing attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks

Published: 2023-01-23 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-4017 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4017

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.34% +0.18%
2 2025-11-19 0.14% 0.15% +0.01%
3 2025-11-18 0.14%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-4017

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-4017

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-4017

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
booster booster_elite_woocommerce < 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:booster:booster_elite_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
booster booster_for_woocommerce < 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:booster:booster_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
booster booster_plus_woocommerce < 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:booster:booster_plus_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-4017

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