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Workreap < 2.6.3 — Insecure Direct Objection Reference to Private Message Disclosure

CVE-2022-3846Published Nov 12, 2022 · Updated Nov 13, 2026

Affected: <2.6.3Update to 2.6.3 or newer

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Medium5.4CVSS 3.15.4CISA KEVNot listedAccessUnknown

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Overview

Advisory ID: CVE-2022-3846
Product: Workreap - Freelance Marketplace and Directory WordPress Theme workreap
Affected: <2.6.3
Fixed in: 2.6.3
Weakness: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Required access: Unknown
Published: Nov 12, 2022 · updated Nov 13, 2026
Credit: Veshraj Ghimire
Source: Wordfence Intelligence

Affected< 2.6.3
Patched in2.6.3

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What does this vector mean?

AV:N Attack vector: Network
AC:L Attack complexity: Low
PR:L Privileges required: Low
UI:N User interaction: None
S:U Scope: Unchanged
C:L Confidentiality: Low
I:L Integrity: Low
A:N Availability: None

The Workreap theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, but not including, 2.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to read arbitrary user notifications.

Not sure which version you run? Run a passive check — it reads public files only.

Remediation & mitigations

Update to version 2.6.3, or a newer patched version
Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.

References & provenance

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

Advisorywordfence.com

Related CVEs

More vulnerabilities in Workreap - Freelance Marketplace and Directory WordPress Theme
Severity	Vulnerability	CVE	Published
Medium5.4	Insecure Direct Object Reference ≤2.6.3Update to 2.6.4	CVE-2022-4239	Dec 2, 2022
Critical9.8	Freelance Marketplace and Directory WordPress Theme < 2.2.2 - Arbitrary File Upload <2.2.2Update to 2.2.2	CVE-2021-24499	Jul 2, 2021
High8.1	Cross-Site Request Forgery <2.2.2Update to 2.2.2	CVE-2021-24500	Jul 2, 2021
High8.1	Authorization Bypass <2.2.2Update to 2.2.2	CVE-2021-24501	Jun 29, 2021

Medium5.4
Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤2.6.3Update to 2.6.4
CVE-2022-4239Dec 2, 2022
Critical9.8
Freelance Marketplace and Directory WordPress Theme < 2.2.2 - Arbitrary File Upload
<2.2.2Update to 2.2.2
CVE-2021-24499Jul 2, 2021
High8.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery
<2.2.2Update to 2.2.2
CVE-2021-24500Jul 2, 2021
High8.1
Authorization Bypass
<2.2.2Update to 2.2.2
CVE-2021-24501Jun 29, 2021

Timeline

Nov 12, 2022
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.4
Nov 13, 2026
Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Wordfence record

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVE® identifiers: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
CVSS / CWE: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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