WPGateway <= 3.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-290Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0921 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hopman | WPGateway | up to 3.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WPGateway VendorJack Hopman Affected up to 3.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3180
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xf9-6rpx-2c4r
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-3180 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3180 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xf9-6rpx-2c4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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