Is CVE-2022-3989 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-3989 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-3989?

CVE-2022-3989 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-3989?

CVE-2022-3989 has an EPSS score of 1.05% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3989?

Upgrade motors - car dealer\, classifieds \& listing to 1.4.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-3989

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

motors - car dealer\, classifieds \& listingNVD

Affected:< 1.4.4Fixed in:1.4.4CVE-2022-3989derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

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