CVE-2022-2436
moderate-risk
Published 2022-09-06
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'file[package_dir]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.2.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data 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.
Do I need to act?
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1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/471957f6-54c1-4268-b2e...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2436
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/471957f6-54c1-4268-b2e...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2436
38
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal