CVE-2022-4950
Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
- Record
CVE-2022-4950- 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-52203
8.8
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
- Record
EUVD-2022-52203- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pwf8-fhfw-qvgq
8.8
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin...
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
- Record
GHSA-pwf8-fhfw-qvgq- 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
- Record
CVE-2022-4950- 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- adastracrypto cryptocurrency donation box – bitcoin & crypto donations
- blackworks1 cryptocurrency donation box – bitcoin & crypto donations
- cool plugins cryptocurrency widgets for elementor
- cool plugins cryptocurrency widgets – price ticker & coins list
- cool plugins events shortcodes for the events calendar
- coolplugins cool timeline
- coolplugins cryptocurrency widgets for elementor
- coolplugins cryptocurrency widgets
- coolplugins event single page builder for the event calendar
- coolplugins events widgets for elementor and the events calendar
- coolplugins events-notification-bar-addon
- coolplugins events search for the events calendar
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- coolplugins events shortcodes for the events calendar
- coolplugins the events calendar countdown addon
- cryptocurrency payment \& donation box plugins payment \& donation box
- narinder-singh cool timeline (horizontal & vertical timeline)
- narinder-singh cryptocurrency widgets – price ticker & coins list
- narinder-singh event countdown for the events calendar
- narinder-singh event single page builder for the events calendar
- narinder-singh events search for the events calendar
- narinder-singh events shortcodes for the events calendar
- narinder-singh the events calendar events notification bar addon
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-2022-4950 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adastracrypto Cryptocurrency Donation Box – Bitcoin & Crypto Donations, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6f0fb78-ad6b-4a9e-ae1a-5793f3426379?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2705076/cool-timeline/trunk/admin/timeline-addon-page/timeline-addon-page.php
blog.nintechnet.com/8-wordpress-plugins-fixed-high-severity-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4950
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwf8-fhfw-qvgq