CVE-2022-42497 (GCVE-0-2022-42497)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-18 22:12 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin <= 1.1.0 - Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability
Summary
Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin <= 1.1.0 on WordPress.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:13 UTC
CWE
  • Arbitrary Code Execution
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
API2Cart Api2Cart Bridge Connector (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 1.1.0 , ≤ 1.1.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-28 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack)
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