CVE-2022-2446 WP Editor <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization

What is CVE-2022-2446?

CVE-2022-2446 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in benjaminprojas WP Editor, published on 13 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'current_theme_root' parameter in versions up to, and including 1.2.9. 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-2022-2446?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Benjaminrojas Wp Editor.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2446 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-2022-2446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in benjaminprojas WP Editor

• CVE-2016-10886 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-10885 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2025-3294 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Update High 7.2
• CVE-2021-24151 WP Editor < 1.2.7 - Authenticated SQL injection High 7.2
• CVE-2024-25591 WordPress WP Editor plugin <=1.2.7 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-gm45-ppxv-rfjp.