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high 7.2

CVE-2022-0863 in the critical feed json

WP SVG Icons <= 3.2.3 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution (RCE)

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15905

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
23.8%
EPSS 23.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The WP SVG Icons WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not properly validate uploaded custom icon packs, allowing an high privileged user like an admin to upload a zip file containing malicious php code, leading to remote code execution.

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Exploit prediction

23.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a30212a0-c910-4657-aee1-4a2d72c77983 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 WP SVG Icons

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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References

Sources

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