What is CVE-2022-2046?

CVE-2022-2046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-2046?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2046 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Wpwax Directorist

CVE-2022-2046

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Wpwax Directorist
Unknown Directorist – Wordpress Business Directory Plugin With Classified Ads Listings — versions 7.2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2046?: CVE-2022-2046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-2046?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2046 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.