What is CVE-2022-4050?

CVE-2022-4050 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Beardev Joomsport, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-4050?

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

Is CVE-2022-4050 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Beardev Joomsport

CVE-2022-4050

The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Published 2022-12-19 · 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: 0.051 (92.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.051 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Beardev Joomsport
Joomsport — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c96bb40-4c2d-4e91-8339-e0ddce25912f (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4050?: CVE-2022-4050 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Beardev Joomsport, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-4050?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4050 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.