CVE-2022-42888
WordPress ARMember Plugin <= 5.5.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress ARMember Plugin <= 5.5.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.
- Record
CVE-2022-42888- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45948
Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45948- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gxx-q4r2-6xhg
Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.
Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.
- Record
GHSA-7gxx-q4r2-6xhg- 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-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.
- Record
CVE-2022-42888- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-269
- 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-2022-42888 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Armemberplugin Armember, published December 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.