CVE-2022-1540
PostmagThemes Demo <= 1.0.7 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP) leading to RCE.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP) leading to RCE.
- Record
CVE-2022-1540- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
PostmagThemes Demo <= 1.0.7 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP) leading to RCE.
- Record
CVE-2022-1540- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24836
The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP) leading to RCE.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24836- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpw9-595f-g34r
The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file,...
The PostmagThemes Demo Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not validate the imported file, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP) leading to RCE.
- Record
GHSA-wpw9-595f-g34r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1540 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Postmagthemes Demo Import, published December 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.