CVE-2022-45353 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-45353: WordPress Betheme theme <= 26.6.1 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Vendor Muffingroup

Product Betheme

Weakness CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization

Published January 14, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Broken Access Control in Betheme theme <= 26.6.1 on WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Betheme versions up to 26.6.1 contain an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and is exploitable over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 26.6.1 to remediate this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information accessible only to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized disclosure of data to low-privilege users; confidentiality breach.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45353 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html AskarLabs — CWE-863 write-up Incorrect Authorization

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