CVE-2022-2440

Aug. 29, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

7.2
High

Description

The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'images_array' parameter in versions up to, and including 2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize 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.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
WordPress Theme Editor plugin
  • ['up to 2.8']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/ms_child_theme_editor.php#L495
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3142694/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/88fe46bf-8e85-4550-92ad-bdd426e5a745?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-502
2024-08-29
CVE-2022-2440

CVSS Score

7.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 29, 2024, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 29, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

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