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CVE-2022-0827

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

The Bestbooks WordPress plugin through 2.6.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in a SQL statement via an AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Presspage — Bestbooks

CWEs

References

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