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)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- User-meta User_meta_user_profile_builder_and_user_management
- Unknown User Meta – Profile Builder And Management Plugin — versions 2.4.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.