Vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing
CVE-2022-3989
The Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not properly validate uploaded files for dangerous file types (such as .php) in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to sign up on a victim's WordPress instance, upload a malicious PHP file and attempt to launch a brute-force attack to discover the uploaded payload.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing
- Motors — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/1bd20329-f3a5-466d-81b0-e4ff0ca32091 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3989?
- CVE-2022-3989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing, classified under CWE-434 UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3989?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-3989 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.