# CVE-2022-2557: WordPress Team Members Showcase < 4.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Read and Deletion

> Authenticated users can read and delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the Team Members Showcase plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:** 22 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrhf-hqrq-c523

## What is CVE-2022-2557?

CVE-2022-2557 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Team – WordPress Team Members Showcase Plugin, published on 22 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Team WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 contains a file which could allow any authenticated users to download arbitrary files from the server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore, the file will also be deleted after its content is returned to the user

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2557?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Radiustheme Team - Wordpress Team Members Showcase.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2557?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2557 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Team – WordPress Team Members Showcase Plugin

- [CVE-2024-9236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9236/): Team Members Showcase < 4.4.2 - Editor+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2557 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2557 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Team – WordPress Team Members Showcase Plugin, published on 22 Aug 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-2022-2557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Team – WordPress Team Members Showcase Plugin. 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-2022-2557/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2557/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2557
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2557
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2557

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2557/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.