What is CVE-2022-3417?

CVE-2022-3417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bravenewcode Wptouch, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-3417?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3417 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-2022-3417

The WPtouch WordPress plugin before 4.3.45 unserialises the content of an imported settings file, which could lead to PHP object injections issues when an user import (intentionally or not) a malicious settings file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog.

Published 2023-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bravenewcode Wptouch
Wptouch — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/55772932-eebd-475b-b5df-e80fab288ee5 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3417?: CVE-2022-3417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bravenewcode Wptouch, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-3417?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3417 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.