# CVE-2022-0846: SpeakOut! Email Petitions < 2.14.15.1 - Unauthenticated SQLi

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the SpeakOut! Email Petitions plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 28 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v734-49qc-6vhm

## What is CVE-2022-0846?

CVE-2022-0846 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SpeakOut! Email Petitions, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SpeakOut! Email Petitions WordPress plugin before 2.14.15.1 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the dk_speakout_sendmail AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0846?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Speakout\! Email Petitions Project Speakout\! Email Petitions.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0846?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0846 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0846 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SpeakOut Email Petitions < 2.14.15.1 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0846.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0846 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0846 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SpeakOut! Email Petitions, published on 28 Mar 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-2022-0846 exists.

Affected product: Unknown SpeakOut! Email Petitions. 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-2022-0846/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0846/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0846
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0846
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0846

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0846/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.