What is CVE-2022-1609?

CVE-2022-1609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Weblizar School_management, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-1609?

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

Is CVE-2022-1609 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Weblizar School_management

CVE-2022-1609

The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.643 (99.1th 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

Weblizar School_management
Unknown School-management-pro — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1609?: CVE-2022-1609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Weblizar School_management, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-1609?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1609 known to be exploited?: 22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.