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CVE-2022-4050

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-12-19
  • Fixed in5.2.8

Am I affected?

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Description

The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-1914:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:57Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:57Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

NVD
Beardev joomsport
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.2< 5.2.85.2.8

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

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-12-19

Fix

  1. Update Beardev joomsport to 5.2.8

Detection

read 2026-11-04 22:56 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

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
2022-12-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jw82-36j2-hqqj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4050?

The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Is CVE-2022-4050 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-4050, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-4050?

CVE-2022-4050 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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