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.

EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (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.