Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-2314

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 15 August 2022

Published
15 August 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.8079 99.2th percentile
Risk Priority 68 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-2314 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Vr Calendar Project Vr Calendar. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

The VR Calendar WordPress plugin through version 2.3.2 contains a vulnerability that permits any user to execute arbitrary PHP functions on the affected site. Tracked as CVE-2022-2314, the flaw carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 and is associated with CWE-78.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network without requiring user interaction or credentials, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target WordPress installation.

The current EPSS score stands at 0.8079 with a recorded peak of 0.8873, indicating sustained exploitation interest following disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The VR Calendar WordPress plugin through 2.3.2 lets any user execute arbitrary PHP functions on the site.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

vr calendar project
vr calendar
≤ 2.3.2

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.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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