# CVE-2022-1950: Youzify < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Youzify WordPress 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:** 1 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2prm-6mv4-wfqg

## What is CVE-2022-1950?

CVE-2022-1950 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress, published on 1 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Youzify WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1950?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kainelabs Youzify.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1950 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1950 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Youzify < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1950.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress

- [CVE-2024-37494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37494/): WordPress Youzify plugin <= 1.2.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-2864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2864/): WordPress Youzify - Buddypress Moderation plugin <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-13370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13370/): Missing authorization in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-4742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4742/): SQL injection in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-47191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47191/): WordPress Youzify Plugin <= 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1950 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress, published on 1 Aug 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-2022-1950 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress. 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-2022-1950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1950/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1950/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.