CVE-2022-1777

HIGH

Filr WordPress Plugin < 1.2.2.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload and Deletion via AJAX Actions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Filr WordPress plugin before 1.2.2.1 does not have authorisation check in two of its AJAX actions, allowing them to be called by any authenticated users, such as subscriber. They are are protected with a nonce, however the nonce is leaked on the dashboard. This could allow them to upload arbitrary HTML files as well as delete all files or arbitrary ones.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a50dc7f8-a9e6-41fa-a047-ad1c3bc309b4

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0126
EPSS Percentile 66.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (1)
filr_project/filr < 1.2.2.1
Published Jun 13, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026