Description

WordPress Plugin WPGateway is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the expected capabilities check and perform otherwise restricted actions; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin WPGateway version 3.5 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable and remove the plugin until a fix is available

References

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

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2022-3180 CWE-269 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Privilege Escalation