What is CVE-2022-1572?

CVE-2022-1572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Html2wp Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-1572?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1572 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Html2wp Project

CVE-2022-1572

The HTML2WP WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in an AJAX action, available to any authenticated users such as subscriber, which could allow them to delete arbitrary file

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2022-06-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Html2wp Project
Html2wp — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/9afd1805-d449-4551-986a-f92cb47c95c5 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1572?: CVE-2022-1572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Html2wp Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-1572?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1572 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.