CSRF in Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 Project

CVE-2022-2144

The Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 5.3 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change Blog options like default_role, users_can_register via a CSRF attack

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2144?
CVE-2022-2144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-2144?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2144 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.