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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-0779
User Meta < 2.4.4 - Subscriber+ Local File Enumeration via Path Traversal
Vulnerability Description
The User Meta WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not validate the filepath parameter of its um_show_uploaded_file AJAX action, which could allow low privileged users such as subscriber to enumerate the local files on the web server via path traversal payloads
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Julien Ahrens
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User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 6th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N