CVE-2022-4359

The WP RSS By Publishers WordPress plugin through 0.1 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bulletin.iese.de/post/wp-rss-by-publishers_0-1_2	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8472dd40-27e3-4084-907a-e251a2a0f339	Third Party Advisory
https://bulletin.iese.de/post/wp-rss-by-publishers_0-1_2	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8472dd40-27e3-4084-907a-e251a2a0f339	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp_rss_by_publishers_project:wp_rss_by_publishers:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-01-02 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4359

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4359

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4359

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp_rss_by_publishers_project

wp_rss_by_publishers

CWE

No CWE.

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