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simple-git < 3.16.0 — Remote Code Execution

CVE-2022-25860Published Feb 23, 2023 · Updated Nov 13, 2026

Block for Apple Maps: Affected: ≤1.1.0Update to 1.1.1 or newer

Insecure Content Warning: Affected: ≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0 or newer

Retro Winamp Block: Affected: <1.3.0Update to 1.3.0 or newer

Simple Podcasting: Affected: ≤1.4.0Update to 1.5.0 or newer

Ads.txt Manager: Affected: ≤1.4.2Update to 1.4.3 or newer

Simple Local Avatars: Affected: ≤2.7.3Update to 2.7.4 or newer

All remediation steps

Watch plugin

Severity

High8.1

CVSS

8.1

CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What does this vector mean?

AV:N Attack vector: Network
AC:H Attack complexity: High
PR:N Privileges required: None
UI:N User interaction: None
S:U Scope: Unchanged
C:H Confidentiality: High
I:H Integrity: High
A:H Availability: High

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

Required access

No account needed

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

No score

CISA KEV

Not listed

On this page8

Am I affected?

Block for Apple Maps maps-block-apple

Affected≤ 1.1.0
Patched in1.1.1

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.1.0. Version 1.1.1 and later are not affected by this issue.

Insecure Content Warning insecure-content-warning

Affected≤ 1.0.3
Patched in1.1.0

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.0.3. Version 1.1.0 and later are not affected by this issue.

Retro Winamp Block retro-winamp-block

Affected< 1.3.0
Patched in1.3.0

You are affected if you run < 1.3.0. Version 1.3.0 and later are not affected by this issue.

Simple Podcasting simple-podcasting

Affected≤ 1.4.0
Patched in1.5.0

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.0. Version 1.5.0 and later are not affected by this issue.

Ads.txt Manager ads-txt

Affected≤ 1.4.2
Patched in1.4.3

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.2. Version 1.4.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

Simple Local Avatars simple-local-avatars

Affected≤ 2.7.3
Patched in2.7.4

You are affected if you run ≤ 2.7.3. Version 2.7.4 and later are not affected by this issue.

Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Block for Apple Maps.
No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.

What to do

Update to version 1.1.1, or a newer patched version
Update to version 1.1.0, or a newer patched version
Update to version 1.3.0, or a newer patched version
Update to version 1.5.0, or a newer patched version
Update to version 1.4.3, or a newer patched version
Update to version 2.7.4, or a newer patched version
Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
Watch Block for Apple Maps to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.

The package simple-git is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions before 3.16.0 via the clone(), pull(), push() and listRemote() methods due to improper input sanitization. This is due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2022-25912. WordPress plugins and themes may be using this package, however, they may not be vulnerable to exploitation.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

Advisorywordfence.com

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Severity	Vulnerability	CVE	Published
High8.8	Prototype Pollution ≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0	CVE-2022-46175	Dec 23, 2022
Critical9.8	Remote Code Execution ≤4.4.0Update to 4.4.1	CVE-2022-25912	Dec 5, 2022
Medium5.4	Prototype Pollution ≤4.3.1Update to 4.4.0	CVE-2022-37601	Oct 12, 2022
Medium5.3	Regular Expression Denial of Service ≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0	—	Jul 15, 2022
Medium5.3	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 1.0.3 – 1.0.3Update to 1.1.0	CVE-2022-21670	Jan 10, 2022

High8.8
Prototype Pollution
≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0
CVE-2022-46175Dec 23, 2022
Critical9.8
Remote Code Execution
≤4.4.0Update to 4.4.1
CVE-2022-25912Dec 5, 2022
Medium5.4
Prototype Pollution
≤4.3.1Update to 4.4.0
CVE-2022-37601Oct 12, 2022
Medium5.3
Regular Expression Denial of Service
≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0
d535c069-cfa3-4c41-9a01-b4c4e7c75764Jul 15, 2022
Medium5.3
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
1.0.3 – 1.0.3Update to 1.1.0
CVE-2022-21670Jan 10, 2022

Timeline

Feb 23, 2023
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.1
Nov 13, 2026
Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Wordfence record

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVE® identifiers: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
CVSS / CWE: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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Exploits & references

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