VYPR
Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-4555

CVE-2022-4555

Description

The WP Shamsi plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the deactivate() function hooked via init() in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate arbitrary plugins on the site. This can be used to deactivate security plugins that aids in exploiting other vulnerabilities.

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