High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2022· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2022-4030
CVE-2022-4030
Description
The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.8 via the 'file' parameter which can be manipulated during user avatar deletion. This makes it possible with attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to supply paths to arbitrary files on the server that will subsequently be deleted. This can be used to delete the wp-config.php file that can allow an attacker to configure the site and achieve remote code execution.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
3- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43bcf3ab-4201-4a61-82c5-2dc60b684989nvd
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