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CVE-2022-0787

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-03-28
  • Fixed in5.1
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-2818:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0787?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0787?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Limit login attempts project limit login attempts
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.1< 5.15.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Limit login attempts project limit login attempts to 5.1

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-89known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score7.5 %2026-11-03
  • ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0787?

The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections

Is CVE-2022-0787 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-0787 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0787?

CVE-2022-0787 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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