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CVE-2022-4057 (GCVE-0-2022-4057)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-02 21:49 – Updated: 2025-04-10 17:58
VLAI
Title
Autoptimize < 3.1.0 - Sensitive Data Disclosure
Summary
The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 3.1.0 uses an easily guessable path to store plugin's exported settings and logs.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-10 17:57 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/95ee1b9c-1971-4c… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Autoptimize Affected: 0 , < 3.1.0 (custom)
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Credits
Raad Haddad of Cloudyrion GmbH WPScan
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