CVE-2022-2184 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the CAPTCHA 4WP WordPress plugin versions prior to 7.1.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server through a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack due to improper input validation in an admin-side template. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk. Its attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has also received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low profile despite its high severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:captcha_4wp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.