Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-22483 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress teachPress plugin through version 9.0.12. An attacker may be able to trick a user into causing unintended actions in WordPress. Public sources rate it medium severity, with limited integrity and availability impact. No cited source reports active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation item. It is not currently supported by public evidence of active exploitation, but affected public websites should be inventoried and remediated according to vendor guidance.
Technical view
The CVE record describes CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in winkm89 teachPress for WordPress, affecting teachPress through <= 9.0.12. CVSS v3.1 is 5.4: network exploitable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the teachPress plugin installed at version 9.0.12 or earlier. Sites not using teachPress are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires user interaction, consistent with CSRF. The provided sources do not identify a public exploit, exploited-in-the-wild activity, or the specific WordPress action that can be forged.
Researcher notes
Available public detail is sparse. The CVE and Patchstack entry identify the issue class, affected plugin, affected version range, and CVSS vector, but not the vulnerable endpoint, nonce failure details, exploit conditions beyond user interaction, or a named fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the teachPress plugin and record installed versions.
- Prioritize sites running teachPress version 9.0.12 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack and the plugin vendor for patched versions or official mitigation guidance.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling teachPress where business impact is acceptable.
- Apply normal WordPress hardening and least-privilege practices for user accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether teachPress is installed on each WordPress site.
- Verify the plugin version is greater than 9.0.12 or not present.
- Review vendor and Patchstack entries for updated remediation details.
- Check WordPress administrative logs for unexpected teachPress-related changes.
- Confirm no cited KEV or public source reports active exploitation.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- 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
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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
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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.