Vulnerability · CVE-2022-3180
WordPress WPGateway Plugin Privilege Escalation
Published Sep 13, 2022 · corrected/updated Sep 13, 2022 · WordPress WPGateway · evidence confidence very high
A privilege escalation flaw exists in the WordPress WPGateway plugin that enables unauthenticated adversaries to add a user with administrator rights.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2022-3180 is a unknown public vulnerability record for WordPress WPGateway. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether WordPress WPGateway is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: WordPress WPGateway. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Sep 13, 2022. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 13, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
A privilege escalation flaw exists in the WordPress WPGateway plugin that enables unauthenticated adversaries to add a user with administrator rights.
Sep 13, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor WordPress WPGatewayversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-3180
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-3180
A privilege escalation flaw exists in the WordPress WPGateway plugin that enables unauthenticated adversaries to add a user with administrator rights.
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