{"cve":"CVE-2022-43468","nvd":{"published":"2022-12-07T04:15:10.723","modified":"2026-06-17T05:06:36.843","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-665"],"references":["https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/","https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html","https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/","https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/","https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html"],"products":["wordpress_popular_posts_project:wordpress_popular_posts"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:28.463369388+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-43468","score":0.0092,"percentile":0.60284,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}