CVE-2022-3366

PublishPress Capabilities < 2.5.2 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 31, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCapabilitiesPublishPress Capabilities Pro

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.5.2, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 unserializes the content of imported files, which could lead to PHP object injection attacks by administrators, on multisite WordPress configurations. Successful exploitation in this case requires other plugins with a suitable gadget chain to be present on the site.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 2.5.2
Affected range stops below 2.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.5.2
Affected range stops below 2.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502

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