# CVE-2022-2441: ImageMagick Engine <= 1.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Command Execution

> An attacker can trick a WordPress administrator into clicking a link to execute arbitrary commands on the server via the ImageMagick Engine plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-grgw-cqmv-xp2v

## What is CVE-2022-2441?

CVE-2022-2441 is a high-severity vulnerability in rickardw ImageMagick Engine, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The ImageMagick Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution via the 'cli_path' parameter in versions up to, and including 1.7.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to run arbitrary commands leading to remote command execution, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This makes it possible for an attacker to create and or modify files hosted on the server which can easily grant attackers backdoor access to the affected server.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2441?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Orangelab Imagemagick Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2441 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2441 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in rickardw ImageMagick Engine

- [CVE-2022-3568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3568/): ImageMagick Engine <= 1.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-6486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6486/): ImageMagick Engine < 1.7.11 - Administrator+ OS Command Injection (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2441 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2441 is a high-severity vulnerability in rickardw ImageMagick Engine, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2441 exists.

Affected product: rickardw ImageMagick Engine. 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-2022-2441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2441/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2441
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2441
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2441

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2441/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.