# CVE-2022-4050: JoomSport < 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated SQLi

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in JoomSport 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:** 19 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw82-36j2-hqqj

## What is CVE-2022-4050?

CVE-2022-4050 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown JoomSport, published on 19 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4050?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beardev Joomsport.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4050 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4050 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress JoomSport <5.2.8 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-4050.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown JoomSport

- [CVE-2021-24384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24384/): JoomSport < 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14348/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2717/): SQL injection in JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-2718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2718/): SQL injection in JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-43355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43355/): WordPress JoomSport plugin <= 5.3.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4050 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4050 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown JoomSport, published on 19 Dec 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-2022-4050 exists.

Affected product: Unknown JoomSport. 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-2022-4050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4050/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4050
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4050
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4050

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4050/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.