PT-2022-25082 · WordPress · Motors

Cydave · Published 2022-12-12 · Updated 2022-12-19 · CVE-2022-3989

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Motors WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.4.4

Description The issue allows an attacker to upload malicious files, such as .php files, to a WordPress instance due to improper validation of uploaded files in an AJAX action. This can lead to the attacker signing up on the victim's instance, uploading a malicious PHP file, and potentially launching a brute-force attack to discover the uploaded payload.

Recommendations For Motors WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.4.4, update to version 1.4.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting file uploads or disabling the AJAX action related to file uploads until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-3989

Affected Products

Motors

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1bd20329-f3a5-466d-81b0-e4ff0ca32091 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3989 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3989 · Vendor Advisory