CVE-2022-1251: The Ask me WordPress theme before 6.8.4 does not perform nonce checks when processing POST requests to the Edit Profile page, allowing an attacker to trick a user to change their profile information b

medium Affects ask-me (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Ask me WordPress theme before 6.8.4 does not perform nonce checks when processing POST requests to the Edit Profile page, allowing an attacker to trick a user to change their profile information b

Package
ask-me (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<6.8.4
Fixed in
6.8.4
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (35.0th percentile)
Published
2022-08-22
Source
nvd

References

CWE-352
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