CVE-2022-43504
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote...
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
CVE-2022-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
CVE-2022-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46502
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46502- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8vf-v4qw-mvq4
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote...
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature.
- Record
GHSA-h8vf-v4qw-mvq4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
CVE-2022-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-43504
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-wordpress-2022-43504 No score
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
BIT-wordpress-2022-43504- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-wordpress-multisite-2022-43504 No score
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
BIT-wordpress-multisite-2022-43504- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-43504 No score
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43504- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressBitnami |
before 3.7.40, 3.8.0 up to 3.8.40, 3.9.0 up to 3.9.39, 4.0.0 up to 4.0.37, 4.1.0 up to 4.1.37, 4.2.0 up to 4.2.34, 4.3.0 up to 4.3.30, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.29, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.28, 4.6.0 up to 4.6.25, 4.7.0 up to 4.7.25, 4.8.0 up to 4.8.21, 4.9.0 up to 4.9.22, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.18, 5.1.0 up to 5.1.15, 5.2.0 up to 5.2.17, 5.3.0 up to 5.3.14, 5.4.0 up to 5.4.12, 5.5.0 up to 5.5.11, 5.6.0 up to 5.6.10, 5.7.0 up to 5.7.8, 5.8.0 up to 5.8.6, 5.9.0 up to 5.9.5, 6.0.0 up to 6.0.3 | 3.7.403.8.403.9.394.0.374.1.374.2.344.3.304.4.294.5.284.6.254.7.254.8.214.9.225.0.185.1.155.2.175.3.145.4.125.5.115.6.105.7.85.8.65.9.56.0.3 |
wordpress-multisiteBitnami |
before 3.7.40, 3.8.0 up to 3.8.40, 3.9.0 up to 3.9.39, 4.0.0 up to 4.0.37, 4.1.0 up to 4.1.37, 4.2.0 up to 4.2.34, 4.3.0 up to 4.3.30, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.29, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.28, 4.6.0 up to 4.6.25, 4.7.0 up to 4.7.25, 4.8.0 up to 4.8.21, 4.9.0 up to 4.9.22, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.18, 5.1.0 up to 5.1.15, 5.2.0 up to 5.2.17, 5.3.0 up to 5.3.14, 5.4.0 up to 5.4.12, 5.5.0 up to 5.5.11, 5.6.0 up to 5.6.10, 5.7.0 up to 5.7.8, 5.8.0 up to 5.8.6, 5.9.0 up to 5.9.5, 6.0.0 up to 6.0.3 | 3.7.403.8.403.9.394.0.374.1.374.2.344.3.304.4.294.5.284.6.254.7.254.8.214.9.225.0.185.1.155.2.175.3.145.4.125.5.115.6.105.7.85.8.65.9.56.0.3 |
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:11 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u1, plus listed versions 5.7.1+dfsg1-25.7.3+dfsg1-0+deb11u15.7.5+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 |
5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 |
wordpressUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.3+dfsg-14.3.1+dfsg-14.4+dfsg-14.4.1+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.2+dfsg-24.8.3+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-14.9.2+dfsg-14.9.4+dfsg-14.9.5+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.2+dfsg1-15.2.4+dfsg1-15.3.2+dfsg1-15.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu15.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu15.8.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu16.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu16.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43504 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Wordpress, published November 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.7.40.
References
wordpress.org/download
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43504
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8vf-v4qw-mvq4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-43504
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-43504
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43504