# CVE-2022-2864: Cross-site request forgery in demon image annotation

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin settings and injecting malicious scripts via CSRF.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/A:H/I:H/C:H/S:U/UI:R/PR:N/AC:L/AV:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wggr-6c7f-83m6

## What is CVE-2022-2864?

CVE-2022-2864 is a high-severity vulnerability in demonisblack demon image annotation, published on 28 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2864?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Superwhite Demon Image Annotation.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2864?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2864 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in demonisblack demon image annotation

- [CVE-2023-40215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40215/): WordPress Demon image annotation Plugin <= 5.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2022-4171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4171/): demon image annotation <= 5.0 - Improper Input Restriction Validation (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2864 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2864 is a high-severity vulnerability in demonisblack demon image annotation, published on 28 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: demonisblack demon image annotation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2864/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2864/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2864
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2864
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2864

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2864/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.