8.8

CVE-2022-3912: unknown user registration

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 12-12-2022Last modified 22-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3912 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in unknown user registration. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.2.41.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.78%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 12-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.2.4.1 does not properly restrict the files to be uploaded via an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload PHP files for example.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.74% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • user-registration≤ 2.2.4 (fixed in 2.2.41)
Wpeverest1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links