CVE-2022-4360

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_1	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40c420aa-5da0-42f9-a94f-f68ef57fcdae	Third Party Advisory
https://bulletin.iese.de/post/wp-rss-by-publishers_0-1_1	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40c420aa-5da0-42f9-a94f-f68ef57fcdae	Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40c420aa-5da0-42f9-a94f-f68ef57fcdae/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

10 Apr 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40c420aa-5da0-42f9-a94f-f68ef57fcdae/ -

21 Nov 2024, 07:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El complemento WP RSS By Publishers de WordPress hasta la versión 0.1 no sanitiza ni escapa adecuadamente un parámetro antes de usarlo en una declaración SQL, lo que genera una inyección de SQL explotable por usuarios con privilegios elevados, como el administrador.
References	~~() https://bulletin.iese.de/post/wp-rss-by-publishers_0-1_1 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://bulletin.iese.de/post/wp-rss-by-publishers_0-1_1 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40c420aa-5da0-42f9-a94f-f68ef57fcdae - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40c420aa-5da0-42f9-a94f-f68ef57fcdae - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-01-02 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4360

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4360

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4360

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp_rss_by_publishers_project

wp_rss_by_publishers

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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