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CVE-2022-40217: WordPress WPide plugin <= 2.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Edit/Upload vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Edit/Upload vulnerability in XplodedThemes WPide plugin <= 2.6 at WordPress.

Affected products

• XplodedThemes WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor: through 2.6

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpide/wordpress-wpide-plugin-2-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-edit-upload-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/#developers
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpide/wordpress-wpide-plugin-2-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-edit-upload-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/#developers

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