Vulnerability · Published Nov 28, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3769OWM Weather < 5.6.9 - Contributor+ SQLi
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in OWM Weather from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The OWM Weather WordPress plugin before 5.6.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as contributor
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | OWM Weather | 0 – before 5.6.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f9ffc1e-c8a9-47bb-a76b-d043c93e63f8 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://bulletin.iese.de/post/owm-weather_5-6-8/