CVE-2022-43450 | WordPress Stream Plugin <= 3.9.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in XWP Stream.This issue affects Stream: from n/a through 3.9.2.

Published: 2023-12-19 Last update: 2026-04-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-43450 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-43450

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 2026-06-02 0.15% 0.29% +0.14%
2 2025-11-21 0.33% 0.15% -0.18%
3 2025-11-18 0.33%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-43450

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-43450

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-43450

GHSA-3j4h-62vw-5645 · Severity: medium — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in XWP Stream.This issue affects...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-43450

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xwp stream <= 3.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:xwp:stream:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-43450

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