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CVE-2022-3989

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 12, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin Plugin · motors-car-dealership-classified-listings
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 1.4.4
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Motors — Before 1.4.4
  • stylemixthemes motors_-_car_dealer\,_classifieds_\&_listing — Before 1.4.4

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1bd20329-f3a5-466d-81b0-e4ff0ca32091 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record