What is CVE-2022-1578?

CVE-2022-1578 is a high-severity vulnerability in My Wpdb Project, classified under CWE-352 CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-1578?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1578 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in My Wpdb Project

CVE-2022-1578

The My wpdb WordPress plugin before 2.5 is missing CSRF check when running SQL queries, which could allow attacker to make a logged in admin run arbitrary SQL query via a CSRF attack

Published 2022-11-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

My Wpdb Project
My Wpdb — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c280da92-4ac2-43ea-93a2-6c583b79b98b (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1578?: CVE-2022-1578 is a high-severity vulnerability in My Wpdb Project, classified under CWE-352 CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-1578?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1578 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.