AdRotate < 5.8.22 - Admin+ SQL Injection

published 2022-03-07 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15448

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits: 0; none known

The AdRotate WordPress plugin before 5.8.22 does not sanitise and escape the adrotate_action before using it in a SQL statement via the adrotate_request_action function available to admins, leading to a SQL injection

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

adrotate_project adrotate 5.8.22

Exploit prediction

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7df70f49-547f-4bdb-bf9b-2e06f93488c6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Unknown AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/7df70f49-547f-4bdb-bf9b-2e06f93488c6
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-0267
NVD CVE-2022-0267

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Summary