CVE-2022-44740 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44740: WordPress Creative Mail plugin <= 1.5.4 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities

Vendor Constant Contact

Product Creative Mail (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 18, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Creative Mail plugin <= 1.5.4 on WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Creative Mail WordPress plugin through version 1.5.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. This could allow modification of plugin settings or other administrative functions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify plugin settings or perform admin actions if they trick your administrators into visiting a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker's webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44740 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-44740

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions