{"id":"CVE-2022-0537","aliases":["EUVD-2022-15661","GHSA-5w72-p3x5-c825"],"status":"published","title":"MapPress Maps for WordPress \u003c 2.73.13 - Admin+ File Upload to Remote Code Execution","description":"The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.73.13 allows a high privileged user to bypass the DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS settings and upload arbitrary files to the site through the \"ajax_save\" function. The file is written relative to the current 's stylesheet directory, and a .php file extension is added. No validation is performed on the content of the file, triggering an RCE vulnerability by uploading a web shell. Further the name parameter is not sanitized, allowing the payload to be uploaded to any directory to which the server has write access.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01507,"percentile":0.74565,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-434"],"published":"2022-04-04T15:35:46Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:20:47Z","products":[{"vendor":"mappresspro","product":"mappress"},{"vendor":"unknown","product":"mappress maps for wordpress"}],"references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/abfbba70-5158-4990-98e5-f302361db367","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0537"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w72-p3x5-c825"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-0537","title":"MapPress Maps for WordPress \u003c 2.73.13 - Admin+ File Upload to Remote Code Execution","description":"The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.73.13 allows a high privileged user to bypass the DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS settings and upload arbitrary files to the site through the \"ajax_save\" function. 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Further the name parameter is not sanitized, allowing the payload to be uploaded to any directory to which the server has write access.","status":"published","published":"2022-04-05T00:00:25Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:01:25Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-434"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:41:53.158957Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-0537","description":"The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.73.13 allows a high privileged user to bypass the DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS settings and upload arbitrary files to the site through the \"ajax_save\" function. The file is written relative to the current 's stylesheet directory, and a .php file extension is added. No validation is performed on the content of the file, triggering an RCE vulnerability by uploading a web shell. Further the name parameter is not sanitized, allowing the payload to be uploaded to any directory to which the server has write access.","status":"published","published":"2022-04-04T16:15:09.363Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:20:47.877Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-434"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:14.706146Z"}]}}