# CVE-2022-0769: Users Ultra <= 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the rating_vote AJAX action in the Users Ultra WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6gqf-mgmr-77r9

## What is CVE-2022-0769?

CVE-2022-0769 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Users Ultra Membership, Users Community and Member Profiles With PayPal Integration Plugin, published on 25 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Users Ultra WordPress plugin through 3.1.0 fails to properly sanitize and escape the data_target parameter before it is being interpolated in an SQL statement and then executed via the rating_vote AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to an SQL Injection.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Usersultra Users Ultra.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0769 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0769 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Users Ultra <= 3.1.0 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0769.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0769 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Users Ultra Membership, Users Community and Member Profiles With PayPal Integration Plugin, published on 25 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0769 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Users Ultra Membership, Users Community and Member Profiles With PayPal Integration Plugin. 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-2022-0769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0769/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.