Arbitrary file upload in Catchplugins Catch Themes Demo Import

CVE-2022-0440

The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not validate one of the file to be imported, which could allow high privivilege admin to upload an arbitrary PHP file and gain RCE even in the case of an hardened blog (ie DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML, DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constants set to true)

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-0440: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0440?
CVE-2022-0440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Catchplugins Catch Themes Demo Import, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-0440?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0440 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.