What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-4063?

CVE-2022-4063 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 9.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-4063?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-4063. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 9.5%.

Inpost Gallery CVE-2022-4063

CRITICAL

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

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Path Traversal WordPress Inpost Gallery

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 19, 2022 - 14:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The InPost Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.1.4.1 insecurely uses PHP's extract() function when rendering HTML views, allowing attackers to force the inclusion of malicious files & URLs, which may. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. The InPost Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.1.4.1 insecurely uses PHP's extract() function when rendering HTML views, allowing attackers to force the inclusion of malicious files & URLs, which may enable them to run code on servers. Affected products include: Pluginus Inpost Gallery. Version information: before 2.1.4.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.