7.2
HIGH
CVE-2022-2442
WordPress WPvivid PHAR Deserialization Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'path' parameter in versions up to, and including 0.9.74. 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 11, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-2442 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wpvivid migration\,_backup\,_staging

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-2442 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'path' parameter in versions up to, and including 0.9.74. 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. The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'path' parameter in versions up to, and including 0.9.74. 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b7e2ca2e-c495-47f8-9c18-da5ba73d9e70?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-502
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php?rev=2749419#L1747 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php?rev=2749419#L1747 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php?rev=2749419#L1783 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php?rev=2749419#L1783 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2766112%40wpvivid-backuprestore%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fstaging%2Fclass-wpvivid-staging.php&new=2766112%40wpvivid-backuprestore%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fstaging%2Fclass-wpvivid-staging.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2766112%40wpvivid-backuprestore%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fstaging%2Fclass-wpvivid-staging.php&new=2766112%40wpvivid-backuprestore%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fstaging%2Fclass-wpvivid-staging.php Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2442 No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2442 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpvivid:migration\,_backup\,_staging:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 0.9.74
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} -0.00%

score

0.65743

percentile

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