What is CVE-2022-3180?

CVE-2022-3180 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jack Hopman Wpgateway, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-3180?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3180 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Jack Hopman Wpgateway

CVE-2022-3180

The WPGateway Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.5. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary malicious administrator accounts.

EPSS: 0.088 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3180?: CVE-2022-3180 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jack Hopman Wpgateway, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-3180?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3180 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.