CVE-2022-1609
Published: 16 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2022-1609 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Weblizar School Management. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Other AI Platforms.
Deeper analysis
The School Management WordPress plugin before version 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor embedded in its license-checking code. This backdoor registers a REST API handler that enables remote code execution, corresponding to CWE-94 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted requests to the exposed REST endpoint and execute arbitrary PHP code on the affected site, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The EPSS score stands at 0.9349 with no material change from its recorded peak.
The referenced WPScan advisory at the provided URL identifies the backdoor and recommends immediate upgrade to version 9.9.7 or later to remove the malicious code.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-24898
Vulnerability details
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
- CWE(s)
AI Security AnalysisAI
- AI Category
- Other AI Platforms
- Risk Domain
- N/A
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- Matched keywords: backdoor
Related Threats
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.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.