CVE-2022-2438 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-2438 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/09/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: wpmudev | Product: Broken Link Checker
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-2438 Description

The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the \'$log_file\' value in versions up to, and including 1.11.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Source: wpmudev

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).