Zero-day vulnerability in WPGateway

Improper Authorization
CVE-2022-3180

Not patched

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2022091411 - Remote code execution in WPGateway plugin for WordPress

Vulnerable component: WPGateway

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3180

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the web application.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected plugin and add an administrative user account into your WordPress installation.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild as of September 8.

External links:

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/09/psa-zero-day-vulnerability-in-wpgateway-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/


About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.