Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-2144Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 < 5.3 - Arbitrary Options Update via CSRF
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site request forgery in Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 5.3 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change Blog options like default_role, users_can_register via a CSRF attack
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 | 5.3 – before 5.3 |
Weakness: CWE-352