What is CVE-2022-3416?

CVE-2022-3416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bravenewcode Wptouch, classified under CWE-434 UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-3416?

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

Is CVE-2022-3416 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Bravenewcode Wptouch

CVE-2022-3416

The WPtouch WordPress plugin before 4.3.45 does not properly validate images to be uploaded, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)

Published 2023-01-09 · 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: 0.173 (97.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.173 · newest: 0.173 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bravenewcode Wptouch
Wptouch — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/f927dbe0-3939-4882-a469-1309ac737ee6 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3416?: CVE-2022-3416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bravenewcode Wptouch, classified under CWE-434 UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-3416?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3416 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.