CVE-2022-1793
Private Files <= 0.40 - Protection Disabling via CSRF
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
- Record
CVE-2022-1793- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Private Files <= 0.40 - Protection Disabling via CSRF
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
- Record
CVE-2022-1793- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25073 No score
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
- Record
EUVD-2022-25073- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcq7-cgmv-f8gw
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the...
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
- Record
GHSA-fcq7-cgmv-f8gw- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1793 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Private Files Project Files, published June 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.