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CVE-2022-4059

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-04-30 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-01-02
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

The Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack WordPress plugin before 2.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-01-0222:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-04-3015:35Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-04-3015:35Exploitation first reportedGCVE

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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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-4059?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Blocksera cryptocurrency widgets pack
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.8≤ 1.8.1no fix published

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 2023-07-07

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

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
2023-01-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-g37r-pfrh-94h3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4059?

The Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack WordPress plugin before 2.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

Is CVE-2022-4059 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-4059, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-4059?

CVE-2022-4059 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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