CVE-2022-4974

MEDIUM

The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce pr...

Affects 32 products across 22 vendors.

CVSS 3.16.3
EPSS0.4%
Percentile37th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Software does not check whether an authenticated actor has permission for the requested operation.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-665 Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws
via CWE-862

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

The Freemius SDK, used by numerous WordPress plugins and themes, is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Information Disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection in certain functions.

BSID: BS-2024-GLOBAL-340091-M • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-4974?
The Freemius SDK, used by numerous WordPress plugins and themes, is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Information Disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection in certain functions.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-4974?
CVE-2022-4974 has CVSS 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS: 0.4%.
Is CVE-2022-4974 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2022-4974 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-4974?
Priority: HIGH.
What systems are affected by CVE-2022-4974?
CVE-2022-4974 affects 5Starplugins Easy Age Verify; Cleverplugins Seo Booster; Cyberhobo Geo Mashup; Daniyalahmedk Fuse Social Floating Sidebar; Deothemes Amela, Nokke, Everse, Arendelle; Melapress Wp Activity Log; Mojofywp Wp Affiliate Disclosure (plus 22 more products across 15 more vendors).
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2022-4974
BSIDBS-2024-GLOBAL-340091-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published2024-10-16
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection on the _get_debug_log, _get_db_option, and the _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including 2.4.2. Any WordPress plugin or theme running a version of Freemius less than 2.4.3 is vulnerable.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform actions on behalf of authenticated users without their knowledge, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or changes to the WordPress site's configuration.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
5Starplugins Easy Age Verify < 1.6.1
Cleverplugins Seo Booster < 3.8.5
Cyberhobo Geo Mashup < 1.13.6
Daniyalahmedk Fuse Social Floating Sidebar < 5.4.3
Deothemes Amela < 1.0.5
Deothemes Nokke < 1.0.11
Deothemes Everse < 1.8.6
Deothemes Arendelle < 1.1.3
Melapress Wp Activity Log < 4.4.0
Mojofywp Wp Affiliate Disclosure < 1.2.3
Nicheaddons Primary Addon For Elementor < 1.5.2
Nicheaddons Events Addon For Elementor < 1.9.8
Oceanwp Ocean Extra < 1.9.4
Plugin — —
Plugins360 All-In-One Video Gallery < 2.5.4
Prasadkirpekar Wp Meta And Date Remover < 1.9.6
Prasadkirpekar Wp Free Ssl < 1.2.7
Premmerce Premmerce < 1.3.16
Premmerce Premmerce Redirect Manager < 1.0.7
Premmerce Premmerce Product Filter For Woocommerce < 3.6.2
Stellarwp The Events Calendar < 5.14.0.4
Themekraft Tk Google Fonts Gdpr Compliant < 2.2.1
Themekraft Buddypress Woocommerce My Account Integration. Create Woocommerce Member Pages < 3.4.2
Themelocation Widgets For Woocommerce Products On Elementor < 1.0.9
Themelocation Custom Woocommerce Checkout Fields Editor ≤ 1.2.6
Themelocation Remove Add To Cart Woocommerce < 1.4.3
Vanyukov Market Exporter ≤ 2.0.13
Wordpress — —
Wpbits Wpbits Addons For Elementor Page Builder < 1.3.2
Wpchill Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid < 3.5.5
Wpchill Gallery Photoblocks < 1.2.6
Wpjoli Joli Table Of Contents < 1.3.9
Xplodedthemes Xt Ajax Add To Cart For Woocommerce < 1.0.4
Xplodedthemes Xt Floating Cart For Woocommerce < 2.6.3
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 730 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash19fce02107bb209b83911848ec255ff5a3c69d8f9468f6356640cabf61b6199fd6b1afec12297a6050e2382087586b2a0146fd07c4e008d3edad679e74d4a9ef
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