CVE-2022-44588
Published: 15 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-44588 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Blocksera Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-44588 is an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability, tracked under CWE-89, that affects the Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack plugin for WordPress at version 1.8.1 and earlier. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.9, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and changed scope with high confidentiality impact alongside limited integrity and availability effects.
An attacker can exploit the issue remotely without authentication to inject arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database. Successful exploitation can result in disclosure of sensitive information stored by the WordPress site, limited modification of data, and partial disruption of service availability.
Public advisories published on Patchstack document the vulnerability and direct administrators to the corresponding plugin entry for remediation guidance. The EPSS score has remained steady at 0.3466 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47526
Vulnerability details
Unauth. SQL Injection vulnerability in Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack Plugin <=1.8.1 on WordPress.
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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.