vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: api2cart-bridge-connector: CVE-2022-42698: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 28, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 28, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing or incorrect file type validation in versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Solution
api2cart-bridge-connector-plugin-cve-2022-42698
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42698
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5bf6d60f-57ac-4cbc-895f-a7db548cbf67?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-45765
- CVE-2022-42698
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-42698
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-45765
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