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MediumCVE-2022-2834

Helpful <= 4.5.25 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Helpful: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-4.5.25

Vulnerability type: CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The Helpful plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 4.5.25. Specifically, feedback and logs are stored in predictable locations with guessable file names. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive user data.

Helpful

Affected versions: *-4.5.25

Patched versions: 4.5.26

Researcher credit: Aleksi Kistauri

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Original Wordfence record
Published
September 26, 2022
CVSS
5.3
Medium

Helpful <= 4.5.14 - Authorization Bypass to Repeat Voting

Helpful: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-4.5.14

Vulnerability type: CWE-285 Improper Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The Helpful plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to repeat voting in versions up to, and including, 4.5.14 due to insufficient voting verification/authorization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to vote more than once in polls created with the plugin.

Helpful

Affected versions: *-4.5.14

Patched versions: 4.5.15

Researcher credit: Suriya Prakash, SaiManoj, Arun Nithyanandam

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Original Wordfence record
Published
August 16, 2022
CVSS
4.3
MediumCVE-2021-24841

Helpful <= 4.4.58 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Helpful: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: [*, 4.4.59)

Vulnerability type: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The Helpful WordPress plugin before 4.4.59 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Helpful

Affected versions: [*, 4.4.59)

Patched versions: 4.4.59

Researcher credit: Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

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Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation

CVE Usage: MITRE hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®). Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you reproduce MITRE's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

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Original Wordfence record
Published
October 18, 2021
CVSS
5.5

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Analysis and practical guidance: 3Zero Digital.

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