FKIE_CVE-2022-2184

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-08-01 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:41
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The CAPTCHA 4WP WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 lets user input reach a sensitive require_once call in one of its admin-side templates. This can be abused by attackers, via a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack to run arbitrary code on the server.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e777784f-5ba0-4966-be27-e0a0cbbfe056Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e777784f-5ba0-4966-be27-e0a0cbbfe056Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wpwhitesecurity captcha_4wp *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "CAPTCHA 4WP",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
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              "lessThan": "7.1.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.1.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:captcha_4wp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "456FF92F-9DA0-48B2-8E0F-01CBD30F107A",
              "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
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          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The CAPTCHA 4WP WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 lets user input reach a sensitive require_once call in one of its admin-side templates. This can be abused by attackers, via a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack to run arbitrary code on the server."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin CAPTCHA 4WP de WordPress versiones anteriores a 7.1.0, permite que la entrada del usuario llegue a una llamada confidencial require_once en una de sus plantillas del lado del administrador. Esto puede ser abusado por atacantes, por medio de un ataque de tipo Cross-Site Request Forgery para ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en el servidor"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-2184",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:41:27.500",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
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    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
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  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-22"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-352"
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



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