# CVE-2022-1476: All-in-One WP Migration <= 7.58 - Directory Traversal to File Deletion on Windows Hosts

> Administrative users can delete arbitrary files on Windows hosts via directory traversal in the All-in-One WP Migration plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 10 May 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjj4-mxpm-p3m8

## What is CVE-2022-1476?

CVE-2022-1476 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup, published on 10 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The All-in-One WP Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via directory traversal due to insufficient file validation via the ~/lib/model/class-ai1wm-backups.php file, in versions up to, and including, 7.58. This can be exploited by administrative users, and users who have access to the site's secret key.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1476?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Servmask All-in-One Wp Migration.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1476?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1476 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1476 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup

- [CVE-2024-8852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8852/): All-in-One WP Migration and Backup <= 7.86 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via Error Logs (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-2546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2546/): All-in-One WP Migration < 7.63 - Unauthenticated Reflected XSS (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1476 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1476 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup, published on 10 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup. 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-2022-1476/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1476/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1476
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1476
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1476

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1476/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.