# CVE-2022-3334: Easy WP SMTP < 1.5.0 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection

> An admin importing a malicious file can trigger PHP object injection, potentially leading to code execution on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 6 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9vr-62wv-7xw6

## What is CVE-2022-3334?

CVE-2022-3334 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Easy WP SMTP, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Easy WP SMTP WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 unserialises the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injection issue when an admin import (intentionally or not) a malicious file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3334?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp-Ecommerce Easy Wp Smtp.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3334?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3334 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3334 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3334 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Easy WP SMTP

- [CVE-2019-25141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25141/): Easy WP SMTP <= 1.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-42699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42699/): WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-45829](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45829/): WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2020-35234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35234/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-45833](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45833/): WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3334 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3334 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Easy WP SMTP, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3334 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Easy WP SMTP. 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-2022-3334/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3334/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3334
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3334
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3334

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3334/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.