CVE-2022-40975 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider.This issue affects Post Slider: from n/a through 1.6.7.

Published: 2024-04-26

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Aazztech

Post Slider

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.6.7

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44221	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider.This issue affects Post Slider: from n/a through 1.6.7.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00107.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/adl-post-slider/wordpress-post-slider-plugin-1-6-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider.This issue affects Post Slider: from n/a through 1.6.7.	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider.This issue affects Post Slider: from n/a through 1.6.7.

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0009}`	epss `{'score': 0.00092}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-04-26T13:36:02.611Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:49.206Z

Reserved: 2022-09-27T08:41:16.485Z

Link: CVE-2022-40975

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:28:43.007Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-04-26T14:15:07.147

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:18:47.923

Link: CVE-2022-40975

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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