Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-1609The School Management < 9.9.7 - Unauthenticated RCE via REST api
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in school-management-pro from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 64.1% (higher than 99.2% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)64.1%top 0.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official description
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | school-management-pro | 0 – before 9.9.7 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2d546c9-85b6-47a4-b951-781b9ae5d0f2/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description