CVE-2022-3180

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 96.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 11, 2025

Last Modified

June 5, 2025

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-290Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-3180?

CVE-2022-3180 is a critical vulnerability published on February 11, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2022-3180 disclosed?

CVE-2022-3180 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 11, 2025, with the most recent update on June 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-3180 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3180 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-3180?

CVE-2022-3180 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-3180?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-3180, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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