# CVE-2022-24664: Remote Code Execution by by Contributor+ users via WordPress metabox

> Contributors can execute arbitrary PHP code via metaboxes in the PHP Everywhere plugin, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-32fp-mqg5-24wv

## What is CVE-2022-24664?

CVE-2022-24664 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Alexander Fuchs PHP Everywhere, published on 16 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHP Everywhere <= 2.0.3 included functionality that allowed execution of PHP Code Snippets via WordPress metaboxes, which could be used by any user able to edit posts.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24664?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Everywhere Project Php Everywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24664?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24664 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24664 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Alexander Fuchs PHP Everywhere

- [CVE-2022-24663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24663/): Remote Code Execution by Subscriber+ users via WordPress shortcode (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-24665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24665/): Remote Code Execution by by Contributor+ users via WordPress gutenberg block (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-23227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23227/): WordPress PHP Everywhere Plugin <= 2.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24664 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24664 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Alexander Fuchs PHP Everywhere, published on 16 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Alexander Fuchs PHP Everywhere. 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-2022-24664/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24664/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24664
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24664
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24664

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24664/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.