CVE-2022-3180
published 2025-02-11CVE-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…
PriorityP188critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
8.84%
94.5th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| jack_hopman | wpgateway | * – 3.5 | — |
| wpgateway | wpgateway | <= 3.5 | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Check Point IPS signature available for detecting exploitation of CVE-2022-3180 in the WPGateway WordPress plugin ↗
- ·Vulnerability affects WPGateway plugin versions up to and including 3.5; unauthenticated attackers can create arbitrary malicious administrator accounts ↗
- ·CVE-2022-3180 was actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day at time of reporting ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-7xf9-6rpx-2c4r: The WPGateway Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-02-12
CVE-2022-3180 [CRITICAL] CWE-290 GHSA-7xf9-6rpx-2c4r: The WPGateway Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3
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.
VulnCheck
WordPress WPGateway Plugin Privilege Escalation
vulncheck·2022·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-3180 [CRITICAL] WordPress WPGateway Plugin Privilege Escalation
WordPress WPGateway Plugin Privilege Escalation
A privilege escalation flaw exists in the WordPress WPGateway plugin that enables unauthenticated adversaries to add a user with administrator rights.
Affected: WordPress WPGateway
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/09/psa-zero-day-vulnerability-in-wpgateway-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-02-11
Published
Exploited in the wild