What is CVE-2022-0836?

CVE-2022-0836 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Semadatacoop Sema API, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-0836?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0836 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Semadatacoop Sema API

CVE-2022-0836

The SEMA API WordPress plugin before 4.02 does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via an AJAX action, leading to SQL Injections exploitable by unauthenticated users

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2022-05-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.018 (77.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Semadatacoop Sema API
Sema API — versions 4.02

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a226ae8-7d9c-4f47-90af-8a399a08f03f (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0836?: CVE-2022-0836 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Semadatacoop Sema API, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-0836?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0836 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.