SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-0254

The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.03% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
highfivery/zero-spam
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.