CVE-2022-0787
Published: 28 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0787 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts Project Limit Login Attempts. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.2% 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 Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before version 5.1 is affected by an SQL injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0787. The root cause is insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain parameters supplied to SQL statements executed through AJAX actions, classified under CWE-89 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can invoke the exposed AJAX endpoints to inject arbitrary SQL, enabling full compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the underlying database and potentially the WordPress site itself.
The referenced WPScan advisory identifies the flaw in versions prior to 5.1; the current EPSS score of 0.4725 shows no material increase from its recorded peak.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15839
Vulnerability details
The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections
- 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.