CVE•Published 2023-06-07•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2022-4950Coolplugins · Cool_timeline

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 10% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862Missing Authorization

Description

Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.

Timeline

Published 2023-06-07

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2022-4950

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/cool-timeline/"

Matches any site loading the "cool-timeline" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Coolplugins Cool Timeline"

All exposed Coolplugins Cool Timeline instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Cool Timeline"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Cool Timeline" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.