CVE-2022-45359
Published: 06 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-45359 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Yithemes Yith Woocommerce Gift Cards. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 13.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-45359 is an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability, tracked under CWE-434, that affects the YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards premium plugin for WordPress at version 3.19.0 and earlier. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-exposable impact with no required credentials or user interaction.
An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request directly to a vulnerable site to upload arbitrary files, including executable code, thereby gaining the ability to read, modify, or delete data and potentially take full control of the affected WordPress installation.
Patchstack maintains public entries for the issue that identify the affected plugin versions and link to vendor remediation guidance. The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1833 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.0264, indicating that exploitation interest increased substantially after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-48256
Vulnerability details
Unauth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards premium plugin <= 3.19.0 on WordPress.
- 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.