# CVE-2022-42092: Backdrop CMS Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-42092-backdrop-cms-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-42092 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-10-07

Backdrop CMS Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability

Technologies: [backdrop/backdrop (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/backdrop-backdrop). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-42092 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-42092 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-42092?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** backdrop/backdrop (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.22.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-42092?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-42092?** Check whether you run backdrop/backdrop (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- backdrop/backdrop (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.22.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-42092
- GHSA-33c9-rppf-m7fq

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