CVE-2022-1556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

Published: 2022-05-30

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 20.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

StaffList

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.1.5`	affected	< 3.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:era404:stafflist:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20146.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166918/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04890549-6bd1-44dd-8bce-7125c01be5d4

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Era404 Stafflist

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-05-30T08:35:52.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:10:03.475Z

Reserved: 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1556

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-30T09:15:09.587

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:22:40.030

Link: CVE-2022-1556

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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