CVE-2022-4049 (GCVE-0-2022-4049)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-02 21:49 – Updated: 2025-04-10 19:08
VLAI
Title
WP User <= 7.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Summary
The WP User WordPress plugin through 7.0 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9b0781e2-ad62-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown WP User Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.0 (custom)
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Credits
cydave WPScan
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