Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-0316

CVE-2022-0316:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2022-0316) affects multiple WordPress themes from ChimpStudio and PixFill, including WeStand (before version 2.1), footysquare, aidreform, statfort, club-theme, kingclub-theme, spikes, spikes-black, soundblast, and bolster. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on December 29, 2022. The issue stems from a lack of authorization and upload validation in the lang_upload.php file (WPScan, CVE Mitre).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability with a critical CVSS score of 10.0. It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection and is mapped to CWE-94. The security flaw exists in the lang_upload.php file, which lacks proper authorization checks and file upload validation mechanisms (WPScan).

Impact

This vulnerability allows any unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to the web server, potentially leading to complete server compromise through remote code execution. The critical CVSS score of 10.0 indicates the highest possible severity level, suggesting severe potential consequences if exploited (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

For the WeStand theme, updating to version 2.1 or later resolves the vulnerability. However, for the remaining affected themes (footysquare, aidreform, statfort, club-theme, kingclub-theme, spikes, spikes-black, soundblast, and bolster), no known fixes are available. Users of these themes should consider switching to alternative, secure themes (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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