Path Traversal in User-Meta User Meta Profile Builder And Management
CVE-2022-0779
The User Meta WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not validate the filepath parameter of its um_show_uploaded_file AJAX action, which could allow low privileged users such as subscriber to enumerate the local files on the web server via path traversal payloads
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- User-Meta User Meta Profile Builder And Management
- User Meta – Profile Builder And Management Plugin — versions 2.4.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/9d4a3f09-b011-4d87-ab63-332e505cf1cd (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0779?
- CVE-2022-0779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in User-Meta User Meta Profile Builder And Management, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0779?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0779 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.