CVE-2022-4049

CRITICAL NUCLEI

WP User < 7.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-4049 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

The WP User WordPress plugin through 7.0 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WP User <= 7.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi

CRITICALVERIFIEDby theamanrawat

Shodan: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/wp-user/

FOFA: body=/wp-content/plugins/wp-user/

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit vdb-entry technical-description

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9b0781e2-ad62-4308-bafc-d45b9a2472be

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0476

EPSS Percentile 90.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Details

Status published

Products (1)

wp_user_project/wp_user < 7.0

Published Jan 02, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026