Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the Read more By Adam WordPress plugin through version 1.1.8. It is a CSRF issue, meaning an attacker may trick a logged-in user into triggering an unintended site action. The public bundle does not specify the exact action affected or a confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate WordPress hygiene issue. Prioritize internet-facing business sites and administrator-heavy environments, but this is not supported as actively exploited or critical by the supplied evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2022-38085 is CWE-352 CSRF in Read more By Adam for WordPress, affecting versions <= 1.1.8. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, and low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Read more By Adam plugin installed at version 1.1.8 or earlier. Sites without this plugin are not indicated as affected by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. CSRF typically requires convincing a user with relevant site access to interact with attacker-controlled content. The source data does not include exploit details or affected request paths.
Researcher notes
The public bundle identifies the vulnerability class, affected version range, CVSS vector, and references. It does not provide endpoint-level detail, proof of concept, exploit status, or a named fixed version, so technical validation should rely on vendor or Patchstack updates.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for this plugin and version.
- Review Patchstack and the WordPress plugin page for official remediation guidance.
- Upgrade if a fixed version is available from the vendor.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no safe version is confirmed.
- Warn administrators to avoid untrusted links until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the active plugin version and compare it to <= 1.1.8.
- Verify the vulnerable version is no longer active after remediation.
- Review site change history for unexpected plugin-related changes.
- Document unresolved sites and vendor guidance status.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/read-more/wordpress-read-more-by-adam-plugin-1-1-8-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability/_s_id=cveCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-more/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.