CVE-2022-40700
CWE-918Published: January 19, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Montonio Montonio for WooCommerce, Wpopal Wpopal Core Features, AMO for WP – Membership Management ArcStone wp-amo, Long Watch Studio WooVirtualWallet – A virtual wallet for WooCommerce, Long Watch Studio WooVIP – Membership plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce, Long Watch Studio WooSupply – Suppliers, Supply Orders and Stock Management, Squidesma Theme Minifier, Paul Clark Styles styles, Designmodo Inc. WordPress Page Builder – Qards, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) PHPFreeChat, Arun Basil Lal Custom Login Admin Front-end CSS, Team Agence-Press CSS Adder By Agence-Press, Unihost Confirm Data, deano1987 AMP Toolbox amp-toolbox, Arun Basil Lal Admin CSS MU.This issue affects Montonio for WooCommerce: from n/a through 6.0.1; Wpopal Core Features: from n/a through 1.5.8; ArcStone: from n/a through 4.6.6; WooVirtualWallet – A virtual wallet for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.2.1; WooVIP – Membership plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce: from n/a through 1.4.4; WooSupply – Suppliers, Supply Orders and Stock Management: from n/a through 1.2.2; Theme Minifier: from n/a through 2.0; Styles: from n/a through 1.2.3; WordPress Page Builder – Qards: from n/a through 1.0.5; PHPFreeChat: from n/a through 0.2.8; Custom Login Admin Front-end CSS: from n/a through 1.4.1; CSS Adder By Agence-Press: from n/a through 1.5.0; Confirm Data: from n/a through 1.0.7; AMP Toolbox: from n/a through 2.1.1; Admin CSS MU: from n/a through 2.6.
Risk Analysis
Multiple WordPress plugins are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. This flaw allows remote attackers to force the server to make unauthorized requests, which is critical given the potential for internal network discovery.
No public exploit is known, and it is not in the KEV catalog. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity.
Update all affected WordPress plugins to their latest versions and restrict outbound network access from the web server.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2022-40700 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2022-40700 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts