What is CVE-2022-40687?

CVE-2022-40687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Constant Contact Creative Mail (WordPress Plugin), classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-40687?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40687 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Constant Contact Creative Mail (WordPress Plugin)

CVE-2022-40687

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Creative Mail plugin <= 1.5.4 on WordPress.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2022-11-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Constant Contact Creative Mail (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 1.5.4
Constantcontact Creative Mail

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/creative-mail-by-constant-contact/wordpre… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40687?: CVE-2022-40687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Constant Contact Creative Mail (WordPress Plugin), classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-40687?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40687 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.