Deserialization of Untrusted Data in WordPress Download Manager - CVE-2022-2436

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Deserialization of Untrusted Data in WordPress Download Manager - CVE-2022-2436

Published: September 6, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66996
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2436
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress Download Manager
Software vendor:
W3 Eden

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the "file[package_dir]" parameter. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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