CVE-2022-4948 — The FlyingPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due t
The FlyingPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 3.9.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to interact w
Published
2023-06-07T02:15:15.687
Last modified
2026-04-08T18:17:37.683
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
The FlyingPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 3.9.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to interact with the plugin in ways administrators are intended to. One action (save_config) allows for the configuration of an…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:15.687
- Last modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:37.683
09References
- blog.nintechnet.com — https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-flyingpress-plugin-fixed-broken-access-con…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d1d541b-7010-4dbf-9b1…
- blog.nintechnet.com — https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-flyingpress-plugin-fixed-broken-access-con…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d1d541b-7010-4dbf-9b1…
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