CVE-2022-3361 (GCVE-0-2022-3361)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-29 20:39 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ultimate Member – User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal via Shortcodes
Summary
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal in versions up to, and including 2.5.0 due to insufficient input validation on the 'template' attribute used in shortcodes. This makes it possible for attackers with administrative privileges to supply arbitrary paths using traversal (../../) to access and include files outside of the intended directory. If an attacker can successfully upload a php file then remote code execution via inclusion may also be possible. Note: for users with less than administrative capabilities, /wp-admin access needs to be enabled for that user in order for this to be exploitable by those users.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-31 18:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
Wordfence
CNA
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember | Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.5.0
(semver)
|
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