Is CVE-2022-0992 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-0992 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-0992?

CVE-2022-0992 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-0992?

CVE-2022-0992 has an EPSS score of 2.88% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0992?

Upgrade security optimizer to 1.2.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-0992

CRITICALEPSS 85th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on initial 2FA set-up that allows unauthenticated and unauthorized users to configure 2FA for pending accounts. Upon successful configuration, the attacker is logged in as that user without access to a username/password pair which is the expected first form of authentication. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

CWE-288 CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

security optimizerNVD

Affected:< 1.2.6Fixed in:1.2.6CVE-2022-0992derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wordfence.com

Vendor Advisory1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.