CVE-2022-2442 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.74 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization
Authenticated administrators can achieve arbitrary code execution via PHAR deserialization in the WPvivid WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-2442?
CVE-2022-2442 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in wpvividplugins WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'path' parameter in versions up to, and including 0.9.74. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize 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.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-2442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpvividplugins WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging
- CVE-2024-1981 SQL injection in Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid
- CVE-2024-10962 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.107 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2020-36842 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.35 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-41243 WordPress WPvivid Backup Plugin plugin <= 0.9.90 - Privilege Escalation on Staging Environment vulnerability
- CVE-2023-4274 Path traversal in Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x57g-xj73-77gw.