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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-26965

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-03-18
  • WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

In Pluck 4.7.16, an admin user can use the theme upload functionality at /admin.php?action=themeinstall to perform remote code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-16Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  2. 2022-03-1807:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-26965?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-26965?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Pluck-cms pluck
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.7= 4.7.16no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-50826
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedSkDevilS/Pluck-Exploitation-by-skdevils
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-434read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score36.3 %read 2026-11-02
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-11-02
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-02

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26965?

In Pluck 4.7.16, an admin user can use the theme upload functionality at /admin.php?action=themeinstall to perform remote code execution.

Is CVE-2022-26965 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-26965 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 36.3% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-26965?

CVE-2022-26965 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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