CVE-2022-1658: Jupiter Theme <= 6.10.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deletion

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Vulnerable versions of the Jupiter Theme (<= 6.10.1) allow arbitrary plugin deletion by any authenticated user, including users with the subscriber role, via the abb_remove_plugin AJAX action registered in the framework/admin/control-panel/logic/plugin-management.php file. Using this functionality, any logged-in user can delete any installed plugin on the site.

Affected products

ArtBees Jupiter: through 6.10.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/05/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-jupiter-and-jupiterx-premium-themes/
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/05/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-jupiter-and-jupiterx-premium-themes/

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