What is CVE-2022-3900?

CVE-2022-3900 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Boxystudio Cooked, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-3900?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3900 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Boxystudio Cooked

CVE-2022-3900

The Cooked Pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.5.7 does not properly validate or sanitize the recipe_args parameter before unserializing it in the cooked_loadmore action, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a PHP Object injection vulnerability.

Published 2022-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.190 (97.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.190 · newest: 0.190 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Boxystudio Cooked
Cooked Pro — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c969c4bc-82d7-46a0-88ba-e056c0b27de7 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3900?: CVE-2022-3900 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Boxystudio Cooked, classified under CWE-502 DESERIALIZATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-3900?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3900 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.