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CVE-2022-42092

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42092 describes an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability in Backdrop CMS version 1.22.0, specifically impacting the 'themes' functionality. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) could allow an authenticated attacker with high privileges to achieve Remote Code Execution, though some sources dispute the required privilege level. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.22.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:backdropcms:backdrop_cms:1.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0153 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 5,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-33c9-rppf-m7fqhigh

Backdrop CMS Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability

Oct 7, 2022

References

grimthereaperteam.medium.com / backdrop-cms-1-22-0-unrestricted-file-upload-themes-ad42a599561c
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