CVE-2022-0779: User Meta < 2.4.4 - Subscriber+ Local File Enumeration via Path Traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

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

Affected products

User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin: before 2.4.4 — fixed in 2.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin 2.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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