# CVE-2022-30998: SQL injection in Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m28r-9pmc-xw7c

## What is CVE-2022-30998?

CVE-2022-30998 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in WooPlugins.co Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin), published on 22 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple Authenticated (subscriber or higher user role) SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerabilities in WooPlugins.co's Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.1 at WordPress.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Homepage Product Organizer for Woocommerce Project Homepage Product Organizer for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30998 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in WooPlugins.co Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin), published on 22 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WooPlugins.co Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce (WordPress 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-2022-30998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30998/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.