SQL Injection in Highfivery Zero-Spam

CVE-2022-0254

The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.020 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0254?
CVE-2022-0254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Highfivery Zero-Spam, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-0254?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0254 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.