CVE-2022-2184

CAPTCHA 4WP < 7.1.0 - Local File Inclusion via CSRF

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

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 código arbitrario en el servidor

The CAPTCHA 4WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 7.0.6.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious code, resulting in remote code execution, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of WuHan University

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-06-22 CVE Reserved
2022-06-29 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e777784f-5ba0-4966-be27-e0a0cbbfe056	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wpwhitesecurity Search vendor "Wpwhitesecurity"		Captcha 4wp Search vendor "Wpwhitesecurity" for product "Captcha 4wp"				< 7.1.0 Search vendor "Wpwhitesecurity" for product "Captcha 4wp" and version " < 7.1.0"		wordpress		Affected