# CVE-2022-45805: WordPress Paytm Payment Gateway Plugin <= 2.7.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Paytm Payment Gateway plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vh27-7qvw-fwfm

## What is CVE-2022-45805?

CVE-2022-45805 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Paytm Payment Gateway, published on 3 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Paytm Paytm Payment Gateway paytm-payments allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Paytm Payment Gateway: from n/a through 2.7.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45805?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paytm Payment Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45805 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45805 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Paytm Payment Gateway <=2.7.3 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-45805.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Paytm Payment Gateway

- [CVE-2022-45362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45362/): WordPress Paytm Payment Gateway Plugin <= 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45805 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45805 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Paytm Payment Gateway, published on 3 Nov 2023. 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-2022-45805 exists.

Affected product: Paytm Payment Gateway. 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-2022-45805/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45805/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45805
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45805
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45805

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45805/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.