# CVE-2022-0190: Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP) < 1.2.6 - Authenticated SQL Injection

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the AICP WordPress plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhh8-xj3x-2fg6

## What is CVE-2022-0190?

CVE-2022-0190 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP), published on 14 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP) WordPress plugin before 1.2.6 is affected by a SQL Injection in the id parameter of the delete action.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0190?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Acnam Ad Invalid Click Protector.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP)

- [CVE-2022-0191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0191/): Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP) < 1.2.7 - Arbitrary Ban Deletion via CSRF (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0190 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0190 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP), published on 14 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0190/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0190/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0190
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0190
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0190

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0190/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.