CVE-2022-1476
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-1476 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Servmask All-In-One Wp Migration. Its CVSS base score is 6.6 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The All-in-One WP Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via directory traversal in versions up to and including 7.58. The flaw arises from insufficient file validation in the ~/lib/model/class-ai1wm-backups.php component and is tracked as CWE-22.
Administrative users or any party possessing the site's secret key can exploit the issue remotely. Successful attacks enable deletion of arbitrary files on the server, producing high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability under the reported CVSS 6.6 vector that requires high attack complexity and high privileges.
Wordfence advisories and WordPress plugin repository changesets document the vulnerability and the availability of a corrective update that resolves the path-validation weakness. The associated EPSS score stands at 0.3532 with no material rise from an earlier lower value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-24777
Vulnerability details
The All-in-One WP Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via directory traversal due to insufficient file validation via the ~/lib/model/class-ai1wm-backups.php file, in versions up to, and including, 7.58. This can be exploited by administrative users, and…
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users who have access to the site's secret key.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.