CVE-2022-1538 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Theme Demo Import WordPress plugin prior to version 1.1.1. It allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to upload arbitrary files (including PHP files) due to insufficient validation of imported files, even when file modification and editing are restricted. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a low-complexity network attack. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:themely:theme_demo_import:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.