CVE-2022-0499: Sermon Browser <= 0.45.22 - Arbitrary File Upload via CSRF

Description

The Sermon Browser WordPress plugin through 0.45.22 does not have CSRF checks in place when uploading Sermon files, and does not validate them in any way, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin upload arbitrary files such as PHP ones.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-0499, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
NVDNVD · Modified	3.1	High8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-434 and its CVEs
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-352 and its CVEs

Affected products

Unknown · Sermon Browser
- affected 0.45.22 – ≤ 0.45.22

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9ccf1fc-1dbf-4a41-bf4a-90af20b286d6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 2 Aug 2024, 23:32 UTC.