Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22484

Critical

Published: 25 March 2026

Published
25 March 2026
Modified
24 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0038 30.0th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22484 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 30.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-22484 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89, affecting the pebas Lisfinity Core (lisfinity-core) WordPress plugin. This issue impacts all versions from n/a through 1.5.0 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2026-03-25 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating critical severity due to its network accessibility and potential for significant data exposure.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this SQL Injection flaw over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation changes the scope of impact, enabling high confidentiality consequences such as unauthorized extraction of sensitive database information, alongside low availability disruption and no direct integrity impact.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/lisfinity-core/vulnerability/wordpress-lisfinity-core-plugin-1-5-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the SQL Injection vulnerability specifically in Lisfinity Core plugin version 1.5.0 for WordPress.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in pebas Lisfinity Core lisfinity-core allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Lisfinity Core: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Direct SQLi in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation of web application for DB data access.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly requires validation of user-supplied inputs at entry points to neutralize special elements in SQL commands, comprehensively preventing the SQL injection exploitation in Lisfinity Core.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Ensures identification, reporting, and correction of the specific SQL injection flaw affecting Lisfinity Core versions through 1.5.0 via timely patching.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
prevent

Boundary protection with content inspection, such as web application firewalls, filters inbound requests to block SQL injection payloads targeting the vulnerable plugin.

References