CSRF in Wpwhitesecurity Captcha 4wp
CVE-2022-2184
The CAPTCHA 4WP WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 lets user input reach a sensitive require_once call in one of its admin-side templates. This can be abused by attackers, via a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack to run arbitrary code on the server.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wpwhitesecurity Captcha 4wp
- Captcha 4wp — versions 7.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/e777784f-5ba0-4966-be27-e0a0cbbfe056 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2184?
- CVE-2022-2184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpwhitesecurity Captcha 4wp, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2184?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2184 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.