CVE-2022-42888 - CVE House

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Status published Critical CVE-2022-42888

WordPress ARMember Plugin <= 5.5.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

9.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Unauth. Privilege Escalation vulnerability in ARMember premium plugin <= 5.5.1 on WordPress.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Dave Jong (Patchstack)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/armember/wordpress-armember-premium-plugin-5-5-1-unauth-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Reputeinfosystems

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Affected Software

ARMember

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 6th, 2022

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism