CVE-2022-44581 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44581: WordPress Defender Security plugin <= 3.3.2 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Vendor Wpmu Dev

Product Defender Security

Weakness CWE-922

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows : Screen Temporary Files for Sensitive Information.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 3.3.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44581 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/922.html

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