CVE-2022-4047 | Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce < 4.0.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

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The Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.0.9 does not validate attachment files to be uploaded via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, which could allow them to upload arbitrary files such as PHP and lead to RCE

Published: 2022-12-26 Last update: 2025-04-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-4047 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.30%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-4047

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4047

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-27 83.54% 73.30% -10.24%
2 2025-11-21 62.85% 83.54% +20.68%
3 2025-11-18 62.85%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-4047

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-4047

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-4047

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wpswings return_refund_and_exchange_for_woocommerce < 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:wpswings:return_refund_and_exchange_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-4047

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