9.8

CVE-2022-3989: stylemixthemes motors_-_car_dealer\,_classifieds_\&_listing

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 12-12-2022Last modified 22-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3989 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in stylemixthemes motors_-_car_dealer\,_classifieds_\&_listing. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
1.12%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 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 Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not properly validate uploaded files for dangerous file types (such as .php) in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to sign up on a victim's WordPress instance, upload a malicious PHP file and attempt to launch a brute-force attack to discover the uploaded payload.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 1.05% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.12%

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

Stylemixthemes1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • motors-car-dealership-classified-listings≤ 1.4.3 (fixed in 1.4.4)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links