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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Highfivery Zero-Spam
- WordPress Zero Spam — versions 5.2.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae54681f-7b89-408c-b0ee-ba4a520db997 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2660225 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2680906 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
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.