# CVE-2022-4395: Membership For WooCommerce < 2.1.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files, including malicious PHP code, to achieve remote code execution on sites using the plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v7vm-v25x-84fh

## What is CVE-2022-4395?

CVE-2022-4395 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Membership For WooCommerce, published on 30 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Membership For WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.1.7 does not validate uploaded files, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, such as malicious PHP code, and achieve RCE.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4395?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpswings Membership for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4395?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4395 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4395 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4395 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Mass Auto Exploit CVE-2022-4395 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (github_poc): https://github.com/MrG3P5/CVE-2022-4395
- Wordpress Plugin - Membership For WooCommerce < v2.1.7 - Arbitrary File Upload to Shell (Unauthenticated) (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4395 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4395 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Membership For WooCommerce, published on 30 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4395 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Membership For WooCommerce. 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-2022-4395/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4395/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4395
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4395
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4395

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4395/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.