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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1057
CVE-2022-1057:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-1057 affects the Pricing Deals for WooCommerce WordPress plugin versions below 2.0.3. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on June 16, 2022, and was discovered by security researcher wuzhenyu (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an unauthenticated SQL injection (SQLi) with a CVSS score of 8.6 (High). The security flaw exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action that is accessible to unauthenticated users (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks against affected WordPress installations running the Pricing Deals for WooCommerce plugin. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could lead to significant security impacts including potential database access and manipulation (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.0.3 of the Pricing Deals for WooCommerce plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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