The WP Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'current_theme_root' parameter in versions up to, and including 1.2.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
CVE-2022-2446 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin WP Editor. It affects Versions up to 1.2.9 and is fixed in 1.2.9.1.
CVE-2022-2446 is tracked for the Plugin WP Editor as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 1.2.9. Update WP Editor to 1.2.9.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-editor
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-2446 |
| Patched Versions |
1.2.9.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.2.9
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP Editor < 1.2.6 - Incorrect Permission Assignment or Protection
WP Editor <= 1.2.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution via Plugin and Theme File Editor
WP Editor < 1.2.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Update
WP Editor <= 1.2.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL injection
WP Editor <= 1.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
WP Editor <= 1.2.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
WP Editor <= 1.2.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via log file
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