Description
The Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not properly validate uploaded files for dangerous file types (such as .php) in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to sign up on a victim's WordPress instance, upload a malicious PHP file and attempt to launch a brute-force attack to discover the uploaded payload.
Published: 2022-12-12
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-43318 The Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not properly validate uploaded files for dangerous file types (such as .php) in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to sign up on a victim's WordPress instance, upload a malicious PHP file and attempt to launch a brute-force attack to discover the uploaded payload.
History

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-22T14:45:06.597Z

Reserved: 2022-11-14T14:45:02.983Z

Link: CVE-2022-3989

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:27:54.119Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-12T18:15:12.553

Modified: 2025-04-22T15:16:02.310

Link: CVE-2022-3989

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.