What is CVE-2022-3679?

CVE-2022-3679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kadencewp Starter Templates, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-3679?

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

Is CVE-2022-3679 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Kadencewp Starter Templates

CVE-2022-3679

The Starter Templates by Kadence WP WordPress plugin before 1.2.17 unserialises the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injection issues when an admin import (intentionally or not) a malicious 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 2026-09-29.

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

Kadencewp Starter Templates
Starter Templates By Kadence Wp — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/ec4b9bf7-71d6-4528-9dd1-cc7779624760 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3679?: CVE-2022-3679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kadencewp Starter Templates, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-3679?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3679 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.