CVE-2022-1182 Visual Slide Box Builder <= 3.2.9 - Subscriber+ SQLi
Authenticated users can exploit SQL injection in Visual Slide Box Builder to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1182?
CVE-2022-1182 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Visual Slide Box Builder, published on 16 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Visual Slide Box Builder WordPress plugin through 3.2.9 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before using them in SQL statements via some of its AJAX actions available to any authenticated users (such as subscriber), leading to SQL Injections
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Visual Slide Box Builder Project Visual Slide Box Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1182?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2022-1182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xq7-pgjf-qf76.