CVE-2022-45811 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-45811: WordPress Post Teaser plugin <= 4.1.5 - Auth. Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Weyhan Ng

Product Post Teaser

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WeyHan Ng Post Teaser.This issue affects Post Teaser: from n/a through 4.1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post Teaser through version 4.1.5 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify or delete content they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires a valid user account but no special interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 4.1.5 to restore proper access controls.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete posts and content without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter or remove published content, compromising site integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45811 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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