cve/2022/CVE-2022-0779.md

### [CVE-2022-0779](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0779)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=User%20Meta%20%E2%80%93%20User%20Profile%20Builder%20and%20User%20management%20plugin&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=2.4.4%3C%202.4.4%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-22%20Improper%20Limitation%20of%20a%20Pathname%20to%20a%20Restricted%20Directory%20('Path%20Traversal')&color=brighgreen)

### 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

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9d4a3f09-b011-4d87-ab63-332e505cf1cd

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/MrTuxracer/advisories