CVE-2022-0786
Published: 13 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0786 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Iqonic Kivicare. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.3% 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 vulnerability CVE-2022-0786 is a SQL injection issue in the KiviCare WordPress plugin before version 2.3.9. It arises because the plugin fails to sanitize or escape certain parameters before incorporating them into SQL statements, specifically through the ajax_post AJAX action and the get_doctor_details route.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw remotely with no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary SQL queries against the database, which can result in full read, modification, or deletion of data and, given the CVSS 9.8 rating, potential takeover of the affected WordPress site.
WPScan has published technical details of the issue at the referenced URLs. The EPSS score of 0.6920 shows elevated exploitation likelihood without a subsequent rise from a low baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15838
Vulnerability details
The KiviCare WordPress plugin before 2.3.9 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via the ajax_post AJAX action with the get_doctor_details route, leading to SQL Injections exploitable by unauthenticated users
- CWE(s)
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.