CVE-2022-45852 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2022-45852

WordPress WP-FormAssembly plugin <= 2.0.5 - Auth. Arbitrary File Read vulnerability

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in FormAssembly / Drew Buschhorn WP-FormAssembly allows Path Traversal.This issue affects WP-FormAssembly: from n/a through 2.0.5.

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:

Tien Nguyen Anh (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/formassembly-web-forms/wordpress-wp-formassembly-plugin-2-0-5-auth-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

WP-FormAssembly

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: April 24th, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1005 Data from Local System

Collection

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation

Impact