CVE-2022-42497 | WordPress Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin <= 1.1.0 - Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability

Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin <= 1.1.0 on WordPress.

Published: 2022-11-18 Last update: 2025-02-20 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-42497 is rated High Risk (70.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42497

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-14 2.71% 2.85% +0.14%
2 2025-11-30 1.31% 2.71% +1.40%
3 2025-11-21 1.31%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42497

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 6.0 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42497

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42497

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
api2cart api2cart_bridge_connector 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:api2cart:api2cart_bridge_connector:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
api2cart api2cart_bridge_connector 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:api2cart:api2cart_bridge_connector:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-42497

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