CVE-2022-3912

User Registration < 2.2.4.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload

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Published Dec 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.2.4.1 does not properly restrict the files to be uploaded via an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload PHP files for example.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

User Registration

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.2.4.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpeverest:user_registration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43248	The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.2.4.1 does not properly restrict the files to be uploaded via an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload PHP files for example.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.780% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/968c677c-1beb-459b-8fd1-7f70bcaa4f74

History

Apr 22, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpeverest User Registration

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 3:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Dec 12, 2022, 5:54 PM
Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 3:33 PM
Reserved: Nov 9, 2022, 2:25 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:20 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 12, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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