CVE-2022-2864
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in...
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/includes/settings.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/includes/settings.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2022-2864- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/A:H/I:H/C:H/S:U/UI:R/PR:N/AC:L/AV:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35098
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/includes/settings.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35098- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/A:H/I:H/C:H/S:U/UI:R/PR:N/AC:L/AV:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wggr-6c7f-83m6
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in...
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/includes/settings.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-wggr-6c7f-83m6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The demon image annotation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/includes/settings.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2022-2864- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-2864 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Demonisblack Demon Image Annotation, published October 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demon-image-annotation/trunk/includes/settings.php
wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2864
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wggr-6c7f-83m6