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CVE-2022-3254 (GCVE-0-2022-3254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-31 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-06 15:43
VLAI
Title
AWP Classifieds Plugin < 4.3 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Summary
The WordPress Classifieds Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.3 does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users and when a specific premium module is active, leading to a SQL injection
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-06 15:42 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
cydave
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