Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 < 5.3 - Arbitrary Options Update via CSRF
Priority LOW 20CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 (Unknown): 5.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 | 5.3 to before 5.3 | 5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 VendorUnknown Affected 5.3 to before 5.3 Fixed in 5.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jquery_validation_for_contact_form_7_project:jquery_validation_for_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.3 | Vulnerable | Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:jquery_validation_for_contact_form_7_project:jquery_validation_for_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.3 Vulnerable ·Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 (Unknown) Fixed in 5.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg63-gmh9-4v25
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-2144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gg63-gmh9-4v25 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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