Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-severity WordPress plugin issue where an unauthenticated attacker may change Awesome Filterable Portfolio settings on affected sites. The business risk is unauthorized site behavior or degraded availability, not data theft based on the provided CVSS. The source bundle does not confirm active exploitation or a specific fixed version.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation during the next WordPress maintenance window, sooner for public or business-critical sites. The issue is not described as critical, but unauthenticated settings changes can affect site integrity and operations.
Technical view
CVE-2022-35238 affects BriniA Awesome Filterable Portfolio for WordPress versions 1.9.7 and earlier. It is described as an unauthenticated plugin settings change vulnerability. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to internet-facing WordPress sites with Awesome Filterable Portfolio installed and active at version 1.9.7 or earlier.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, exploit code, or exploitation volume. Treat exploitation as possible because the CVSS vector allows unauthenticated network access, but do not assume known in-the-wild exploitation from these sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to vulnerability description, affected version range, CVSS, CWE-264, and references. The bundle does not include root cause, vulnerable endpoint, proof of concept, patch version, or exploit telemetry. Avoid asserting more specific exploitability than unauthenticated settings modification.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Awesome Filterable Portfolio versions 1.9.7 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack and WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed version or vendor remediation.
- Update the plugin if a trusted fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no safe fixed version is confirmed.
- Review and restore plugin settings from a known-good baseline.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag 1.9.7 or earlier.
- Review plugin settings for unauthorized or unexpected changes.
- Check site availability and portfolio display behavior after remediation.
- Document unresolved instances where vendor fix information remains unclear.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L3.92.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/awesome-filterable-portfolio/wordpress-awesome-filterable-portfolio-plugin-1-9-7-unauthenticated-plugin-settings-change-vulnerability/_s_id=cveCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-filterable-portfolio/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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