Enable Media Replace < 4.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal

published 2022-10-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-34808

cvss: 4.9; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not ensure that renamed files are moved to the Upload folder, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to move them outside to the web root directory via a path traversal attack for example

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

shortpixel enable_media_replace 4.0.0

Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5872f4bf-f423-4ace-b8b6-d4cc4f6ca8d9 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

Unknown Enable Media Replace

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/5872f4bf-f423-4ace-b8b6-d4cc4f6ca8d9
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-2554
NVD CVE-2022-2554

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Summary