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CVE-2022-3361: Ultimate Member – User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal via Shortcodes
CVE-2022-3361 · published 3 years ago
Summary
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal in versions up to, and including 2.5.0 due to insufficient input validation on the 'template' attribute used in shortcodes. This makes it possible for attackers with administrative privileges to supply arbitrary paths usin...
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember | ultimate_member |
<= 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
Original advisory text
Ultimate Member – User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal via Shortcodes
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal in versions up to, and including 2.5.0 due to insufficient input validation on the 'template' attribute used in shortcodes. This makes it possible for attackers with administrative privileges to supply arbitrary paths using traversal (../../) to access and include files outside of the intended directory. If an attacker can successfully upload a php file then remote code execution via inclusion may also be possible. Note: for users with less than administrative capabilities, /wp-admin access needs to be enabled for that user in order for this to be exploitable by those users.
References
- https://github.com/H4de5-7/vulnerabilities/blob/main/CVE-2022-3361.md URL
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old... URL
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c7d5fbe-d272-46d4-9b3... URL
- https://www.yuque.com/docs/share/23f988ad-1402-42f2-b8d2-c7a87a4022bd URL
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-3361 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3361.j... Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3361 Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Type
CWE-22Path Traversal
Timeline
Published29 Nov 2022
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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