SQL Injection in Wpwhitesecurity Website File Changes Monitor
CVE-2022-2269
The Website File Changes Monitor WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 does not sanitise and escape user input before using it in a SQL statement via an action available to users with the manage_options capability (by default admins), leading to an SQL injection
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th 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
- Wpwhitesecurity Website_file_changes_monitor
- Unknown Website File Changes Monitor — versions 1.8.3
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-2022-2269?
- CVE-2022-2269 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpwhitesecurity Website File Changes Monitor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2269?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2269 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.