CVE-2022-4117 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The IWS WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection.

Published: 2022-12-26

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 83.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

IWS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:iws-geo-form-fields_project:iws-geo-form-fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.83515.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fac3eb4-13c0-442d-b27c-7b7736208193

History

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Iws-geo-form-fields Project Iws-geo-form-fields

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-12-26T12:28:08.263Z

Updated: 2025-04-14T14:15:32.858Z

Reserved: 2022-11-22T08:44:29.268Z

Link: CVE-2022-4117

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:27:54.505Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-26T13:15:12.373

Modified: 2025-04-14T15:15:22.283

Link: CVE-2022-4117

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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