CVE-2022-3481
Published: 07 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3481 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Opmc Woocommerce Dropshipping. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.0% 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-2022-3481 is a SQL injection issue in the WooCommerce Dropshipping WordPress plugin before version 4.4. It arises because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before incorporating it into a SQL statement exposed through a REST endpoint.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw by sending malicious requests to the publicly accessible REST endpoint. Successful exploitation grants full read, write, and delete access to the database, corresponding to the CVSS 9.8 rating that reflects impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The referenced WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c5e395f8-257e-49eb-afbd-9c1e26045373 provides further technical details on the affected code paths. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.6372 and remains elevated at 0.5252, indicating sustained exploitation interest after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-42853
Vulnerability details
The WooCommerce Dropshipping WordPress plugin before 4.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
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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.