XplodedThemes WPide Plugin up to 2.6 on WordPress unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XplodedThemes WPide Plugin up to 2.6 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-40217. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XplodedThemes WPide Plugin up to 2.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Edit/Upload vulnerability in XplodedThemes WPide plugin <= 2.6 at WordPress.

The weakness was shared 09/22/2022. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-40217 since 09/14/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2022 🔍
09/22/2022 +8 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2025 +883 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-40217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209249

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2022 07:22
Updated: 02/21/2025 05:03
Changes: 09/22/2022 07:22 (49), 10/22/2022 07:34 (11), 02/21/2025 05:03 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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