What is CVE-2022-1540?

CVE-2022-1540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Postmagthemes Demo Import, classified under CWE-434 UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-1540?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1540 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Postmagthemes Demo Import

CVE-2022-1540

The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP) leading to RCE.

Published 2022-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Postmagthemes Demo Import
Postmagthemes Demo Import — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/77a524d8-0b1a-407a-98d2-d8d0ed78fa0f (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1540?: CVE-2022-1540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Postmagthemes Demo Import, classified under CWE-434 UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-1540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1540 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.