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WordPress Plugin: stafflist: CVE-2022-1556: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 2, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The StaffList WordPress plugin before 3.1.5 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement when searching for Staff in the admin dashboard, leading to an SQL Injection

Solution

stafflist-plugin-cve-2022-1556
Title
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