Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-2436

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'file[package_dir]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.2.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
Published 2022-09-06 18:15:14
Updated 2023-10-24 20:43:39
Source Wordfence
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2022-2436

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2436

EPSS FAQ
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-2436

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 NIST
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 Wordfence

CWE ids for CVE-2022-2436

  • The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2022-2436

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