CVE-2022-4049 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting the WP User WordPress plugin up to version 7.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper sanitization of a parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not yet observed in active exploitation or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public Nuclei templates exist for detection, and its high EPSS score indicates a significant likelihood of future exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are currently minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_user_project:wp_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.