# CVE-2022-3302: Anti-Spam by CleanTalk < 5.185.1 - Admin+ SQLi

> An admin-level SQL injection in the CleanTalk WordPress plugin allows attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially exposing or altering data.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxmh-c24j-hmf3

## What is CVE-2022-3302?

CVE-2022-3302 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk, published on 25 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 5.185.1 does not validate ids before using them in a SQL statement, which could lead to SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3302?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cleantalk Spam Protection\, Antispam\, Firewall.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3302?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3302 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3302 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3302 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk

- [CVE-2024-10781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10781/): Missing authorization in Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-24295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24295/): Time-based Blind SQL Injection in Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk < 5.153.4 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-17515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17515/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-51535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51535/): Cross-site request forgery in Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3302 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3302 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk, published on 25 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3302 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk. 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-2022-3302/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3302/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3302
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3302
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3302

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3302/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.