CVE-2022-0784
Published: 28 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0784 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Title Experiments Free Project Title Experiments Free. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The Title Experiments Free WordPress plugin before version 9.0.1 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0784. The plugin fails to sanitize or escape the id parameter when it is processed in a SQL statement through the wpex_titles AJAX action, which is exposed to unauthenticated users. This corresponds to CWE-89 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An attacker with no credentials can invoke the wpex_titles action and supply a crafted id value to execute arbitrary SQL queries. Successful exploitation can result in full read, write, and delete access to the database, enabling data exfiltration, modification of site content, or further compromise of the WordPress installation.
The referenced WPScan advisory documents the flaw and identifies the fixed release as version 9.0.1. The EPSS score has remained elevated, with a current value of 0.7289 and a recorded peak of 0.7494.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15836
Vulnerability details
The Title Experiments Free WordPress plugin before 9.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the wpex_titles AJAX action (available to unauthenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.