CVE-2022-40217 describes an authenticated arbitrary file edit/upload vulnerability affecting the XplodedThemes WPide plugin up to version 2.6 for WordPress. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows an attacker with administrator privileges to upload or modify arbitrary files, potentially leading to complete compromise of the affected system (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xplodedthemes:wpide:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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.