CVE-2022-43468 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-43468

External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists...

Vulnerability Description

External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a result, the number of views for an article may be manipulated through a crafted input.

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

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References

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Affected Vendor

Hector Cabrera

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Affected Software

WordPress Popular Posts
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0.5 and earlier

Timeline

Official Publish: December 7th, 2022
Last Modified: April 23rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.