The Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not ensure that renamed files are moved to the Upload folder, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to move them outside to the web root directory via a path traversal attack for example
Published 2022-10-10 21:15:11
Updated 2022-10-11 18:01:22
Source WPScan
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Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2022-2554

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2554

0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 37 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-2554

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.9
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1.2
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-2554

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by: contact@wpscan.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-2554

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