CVE-2022-1013
Published: 09 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-1013 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Ays-Pro Personal Dictionary. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.5% 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 is a blind SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-1013, that affects the Personal Dictionary WordPress plugin prior to version 1.3.4. The root cause is insufficient sanitization of user-supplied POST parameters that are directly interpolated into SQL statements, allowing an attacker to alter query logic without authentication.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted POST requests over the network to exploit the issue. Successful exploitation yields full read, write, and delete access to the database, corresponding to the CVSS 9.8 rating that reflects complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The supplied references point to WPScan entries that document the flaw but contain no additional mitigation guidance beyond the version information already stated in the CVE description. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.8308 in December 2025 before receding to its current value of 0.6609.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-24363
Vulnerability details
The Personal Dictionary WordPress plugin before 1.3.4 fails to properly sanitize user supplied POST data before it is being interpolated in an SQL statement and then executed, leading to a blind SQL injection vulnerability.
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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.