CVE-2022-0440 json
Catch Themes Demo Import < 2.1.1 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15579
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not validate one of the file to be imported, which could allow high privivilege admin to upload an arbitrary PHP file and gain RCE even in the case of an hardened blog (ie DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML, DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constants set to true)
Patch / fix
- catchplugins catch_themes_demo_import 2.1.1
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1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2239095f-8a66-4a5d-ab49-1662a40fddf1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/2239095f-8a66-4a5d-ab49-1662a40fddf1
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0440
- NVD CVE-2022-0440
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