CVE-2022-42092

highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileexploit · PoCEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

2.09% (82nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Backdrop CMS 1.22.0 has Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability via 'themes' that allows attackers to Remote Code Execution. Note: Third parties dispute this and argue that advanced permissions are required.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.2

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-434USprimaryCWE-434US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

ajdumanhug/CVE-2022-42092CVE-2023-46818 Python3 Exploit for Backdrop CMS <= 1.22.0 Authenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
backdropcms backdrop cms= 1.22.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:backdropcms:backdrop_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Packagist backdrop/backdrop≤ 1.22.0osvUSpkg:composer/backdrop/backdrop

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-33c9-rppf-m7fqBackdrop CMS Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability2022-10-07ghsa · osvUS
Backdrop CMS 1.22.0 has Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability via `themes` that allows attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-10-07modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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