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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2022-0827 json

Bestbooks <= 2.6.3 - Unauthenticated SQLi

published 2022-06-13 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15875

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.1%
EPSS 9.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The Bestbooks WordPress plugin through 2.6.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in a SQL statement via an AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Exploit prediction

9.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress Best Books <=2.6.3 - SQL Injection nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d208ebc-7805-457b-aa5f-ffd5adb2f3be referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown Bestbooks

Classification

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

Sources

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