CVE-2022-1409 VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS < 1.5.8 - Admin+ PHP File Upload

Q: What is CVE-2022-1409?

CVE-2022-1409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2022-1409 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-1409?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

High 7.2 Published 16 May 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Administrators can upload malicious PHP files disguised as images, leading to remote code execution on the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-1409?

CVE-2022-1409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not properly validate images, allowing high privilege users such as administrators to upload PHP files disguised as images and containing malicious PHP code

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1409?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vikwp Hotel Booking Engine \& Pms.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1409?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-1409 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjwh-xprm-35wv.