WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2022-0440 Modified

Catch Themes Demo Import: A security weakness

Catch Themes Demo Import is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.2 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 7.2 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Catch Themes Demo Import
Plugin slug
catch-themes-demo-import
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 07, 2022
Weakness
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

This CVE was published Mar 07, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Catch Themes Demo Import to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not validate one of the file to be imported, which could allow high privivilege admin to upload an arbitrary PHP file and gain RCE even in the case of an hardened blog (ie DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML, DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constants set to true)

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

Primary and upstream sources