Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3989Motors - Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing < 1.4.4 - Arbitrary File Upload
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Motors from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not properly validate uploaded files for dangerous file types (such as .php) in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to sign up on a victim's WordPress instance, upload a malicious PHP file and attempt to launch a brute-force attack to discover the uploaded payload.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1bd20329-f3a5-466d-81b0-e4ff0ca32091 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description