CVE-2022-2144 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin prior to version 5.3. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into unknowingly changing critical blog options, such as default_role or users_can_register. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with a low impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jquery_validation_for_contact_form_7_project:jquery_validation_for_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.