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)
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Wpwhitesecurity Captcha_4wp
- Unknown Captcha 4wp — versions 7.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.