CVE-2022-33198 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-33198: WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.2 - Unauthenticated WordPress Options Change vulnerability

Vendor Biplob Adhikari

Product Accordions (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-264

Published July 21, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated WordPress Options Change vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari's Accordions plugin <= 2.0.2 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Accordions WordPress plugin version 2.0.2 and earlier contains a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site. No special conditions or user interaction are required—an attacker on the network can exploit this remotely. This affects all installations of the plugin up to and including version 2.0.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site and take complete control of it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the WordPress site, including data theft, malware injection, and site defacement.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

None. The attacker needs only network access; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33198 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html AskarLabs — CWE-264 write-up Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-33198

CWE CWE-264

CVSS 9.8 / CRITICAL

Affected versions