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WordPress Plugin: popup-builder: CVE-2022-0228: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Jan 24, 2022

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 30, 2026

Description

The Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not validate and properly escape the orderby and order parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, which could allow high privilege users to perform SQL injection

Solution

popup-builder-plugin-cve-2022-0228

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0228
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1714c26f-775a-4ccc-8b55-e85ca1fb3a84?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-15425
CVE-2022-0228
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-0228
CWE-89
EUVD-EUVD-2022-15425

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