CVE-2022-0254

Zero Spam < 5.2.11 - Admin+ SQL Injection

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Published Mar 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WordPress Zero Spam

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.2.11`	affected	< 5.2.11

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:highfivery:zero-spam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1500	The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection
Github GHSA	GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99	SQL Injection in WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.028% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2660225
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2680906
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae54681f-7b89-408c-b0ee-ba4a520db997

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Highfivery Zero-spam

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Mar 14, 2022, 2:41 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:25 PM
Reserved: Jan 17, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 14, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

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