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CVE-2022-42497

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42497 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting the Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin up to version 1.1.0 on WordPress. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, allowing attackers to gain full control over affected systems. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there's minimal community discussion or media coverage, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 82/100 indicates a significant potential threat. Organizations using the vulnerable plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of compromise.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:api2cart:api2cart_bridge_connector:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:api2cart:api2cart_bridge_connector:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

10.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

patchstack.com / database/vulnerability/api2cart-bridge-connector/wordpress-api2cart-bridge-connector-plugin-1-1-0-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability
Third Party Advisory
wordpress.org / plugins/api2cart-bridge-connector
Release NotesThird Party Advisory