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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-0817

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-05-09
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

The BadgeOS WordPress plugin through 3.7.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-05-0917:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0817?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0817?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Badgeos
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.7≤ 3.7.0no fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-02 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 score11.6 %read 2026-11-02
  • ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-02

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
2022-05-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0817?

The BadgeOS WordPress plugin through 3.7.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Is CVE-2022-0817 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-0817 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0817?

CVE-2022-0817 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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