CVE-2022-1683 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability affecting the amtyThumb WordPress plugin up to version 4.2.0. This flaw allows any authenticated user, not just authors, to execute shortcodes via an AJAX action, leading to unauthenticated SQL injection. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high risk of compromise, with potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability's ease of exploitation by any authenticated user makes it a significant concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amtythumb_project:amtythumb:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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