CVE-2022-2718 SQL injection in JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more

High 7.2 Published 6 Sep 2022 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in the JoomSport plugin to extract sensitive database information.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-2718?

CVE-2022-2718 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in beardev JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'orderby' parameter on the joomsport-page-extrafields page in versions up to, and including, 5.2.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2718?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Beardev Joomsport.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2718?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2718 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-2022-2718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-28xf-m3jq-2wmp.