SQL Injection in Amtythumb Project
CVE-2022-1683
The amtyThumb WordPress plugin through 4.2.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via its shortcode, leading to an SQL injection and is exploitable by any authenticated user (and not just Author+ like the original advisory mention) due to the fact that they can execute shortcodes via an AJAX action
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Amtythumb Project
- Amtythumb — versions 4.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/359d145b-c365-4e7c-a12e-c26b7b8617ce (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- bulletin.iese.de/post/amtythumb_4-2-0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1683?
- CVE-2022-1683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amtythumb Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1683?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1683 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.