# CVE-2022-0440: Catch Themes Demo Import < 2.1.1 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution

> An admin can upload arbitrary PHP files to achieve remote code execution, bypassing standard WordPress security hardening constants.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h3q-6j29-4729

## What is CVE-2022-0440?

CVE-2022-0440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import, published on 7 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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)

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0440?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Catchplugins Catch Themes Demo Import.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import

- [CVE-2021-39352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39352/): Catch Themes Demo Import <= 1.7 Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import, published on 7 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0440/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0440

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0440/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.