CVE-2022-0687 describes a critical vulnerability in the Amelia WordPress plugin prior to version 1.0.47, allowing logged-in users with the "Amelia Manager" role to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to PHP backdoors. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for a complete system compromise remains significant. Organizations using the affected plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tms-outsource:amelia:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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