What is CVE-2022-42189?

CVE-2022-42189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emlog, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-42189?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Emlog

CVE-2022-42189

Emlog Pro 1.6.0 plugins upload suffers from a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-10-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Emlog — versions 1.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/wszdhf/cms_vul/blob/main/emlog_pro_1.6.0_rce.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42189?: CVE-2022-42189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emlog, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-42189?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.