SQL Injection in Presspage Bestbooks
CVE-2022-0827
The Bestbooks WordPress plugin through 2.6.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in a SQL statement via an AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.092 (94.9th 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
- Presspage Bestbooks
- Unknown Bestbooks — versions 2.6.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0827?
- CVE-2022-0827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Presspage Bestbooks, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0827?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0827 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.