CVE-2022-42461
WordPress miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on WordPress.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on WordPress.
- Record
CVE-2022-42461- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45534
Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on WordPress.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45534- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpw5-5rh2-qhcm
Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on...
Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on WordPress.
- Record
GHSA-gpw5-5rh2-qhcm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on WordPress.
- Record
CVE-2022-42461- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42461 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Miniorange Google Authenticator, published November 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.