Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-3180WPGateway <= 3.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass by spoofing in WPGateway from Jack Hopman. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 9.2% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)9.2%top 4.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Hopman | WPGateway | * – through 3.5 |
Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H