Vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme

CVE-2022-3359

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme WordPress plugin before 2.10.7 unserializes the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injection when a user imports (intentionally or not) a malicious file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog.

EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3359?
CVE-2022-3359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-3359?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3359 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.