CVE-2022-0478 json
Event Manager for WooCommerce < 3.5.8 - Contributor+ SQL Injection
published 2022-03-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15616
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Event Manager and Tickets Selling for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 3.5.8 does not validate and escape the post_author_gutenberg parameter before using it in a SQL statement when creating/editing events, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform SQL Injection attacks
Patch / fix
- mage-people event_manager_and_tickets_selling_for_woocommerce 3.5.8
Exploit prediction
1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d881d725-d06b-464f-a25e-88f41b1f431f referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/d881d725-d06b-464f-a25e-88f41b1f431f
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2671860
patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0478
- NVD CVE-2022-0478
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