CVE-2022-0846
Published: 28 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0846 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Speakout\! Email Petitions Project Speakout\! Email Petitions. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.1% 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 SpeakOut! Email Petitions WordPress plugin before version 2.14.15.1 contains an SQL injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0846. The root cause is missing sanitization and escaping of the id parameter before it is used in a SQL statement inside the dk_speakout_sendmail AJAX action, corresponding to CWE-89.
Unauthenticated attackers can supply a crafted id value over the network to the AJAX endpoint and execute arbitrary SQL queries. Successful exploitation can result in disclosure, modification, or deletion of database contents, yielding complete compromise of the affected WordPress site as indicated by the CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
The referenced WPScan entries document the flaw and confirm that the issue is resolved in plugin release 2.14.15.1. The associated EPSS score remains elevated, currently at 0.7445 after peaking at 0.7638.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15889
Vulnerability details
The SpeakOut! Email Petitions WordPress plugin before 2.14.15.1 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the dk_speakout_sendmail AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users
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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.