Is CVE-2022-2439 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-2439 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-2439 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-2439 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2439?

CVE-2022-2439 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2022-2439

CWE-502Published: September 24, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.2

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Easy Digital Downloads – Simple eCommerce for Selling Digital Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'upload[file]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated administrative users to call files using a PHAR wrapper, that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-2439 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.2.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-502): Insecure deserialization vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious objects during deserialization, potentially enabling remote code execution.