CVE-2022-3076
Published: 26 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3076 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Cminds Cm Download Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 21.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-42505
Vulnerability details
The CM Download Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.6 allows high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files by setting the any extension via the plugin's setting, which could be used by admins of multisite blog to upload PHP…
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files for example.
- 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.