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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-3477

newsmag_project newsmag Improper Authentication

Published Oct 24, 2022 · catalog updated Oct 24, 2022 · newsmag_project newsmag Improper Authentication

Patch now

CVE-2022-3477 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm newsmag_project newsmag Improper Authentication against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (newsmag_project newsmag Improper Authentication).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.83%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor newsmag_project newsmag

The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 3.5, required by the Newspaper WordPress theme before 12.1 and Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.2.2, does not properly implement the Facebook login feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to login as any user by just knowing their email address

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  • vendor newsmag_project newsmagversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-3477

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-3477 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm newsmag_project newsmag Improper Authentication against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.83%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 24, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 3.5, required by the Newspaper WordPress theme before 12.1 and Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.2.2, does not properly implement the Facebook login feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to login as any user by just knowing their email address

  2. Oct 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-3477

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-3477

    30-day exploitation probability 3.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-3477

    The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 3.5, required by the Newspaper WordPress theme before 12.1 and Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.2.2, does not properly implement the Facebook login feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to login as any user by just knowing their e

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.