WordPress WP-FormAssembly plugin <= 2.0.5 - Auth. Arbitrary File Read vulnerability
Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in FormAssembly / Drew Buschhorn WP-FormAssembly allows Path Traversal.This issue affects WP-FormAssembly: from n/a through 2.0.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00742 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FormAssembly / Drew Buschhorn | WP-FormAssembly | up to 2.0.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP-FormAssembly VendorFormAssembly / Drew Buschhorn Affected up to 2.0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:formassembly:wpformassembly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Formassembly |
- cpe:2.3:a:formassembly:wpformassembly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Formassembly
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5r9-mq4v-66m3
More FormAssembly / Drew Buschhorn vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-27178 WordPress WP-FormAssembly plugin <= 2.0.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-45852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5r9-mq4v-66m3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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