Arbitrary file upload in wpForo Forum - CVE-2022-40200
Published: November 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69424
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40200
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Affected software
wpForo Forum
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40200
Install update from vendor's website.
wpForo Forum - update to 2.1.0