CVE-2022-45822CWE-89

WordPress Advanced Booking Calendar Plugin <= 1.7.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Critical · published December 5, 2022

CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A single unfiltered user input is all it takes to inject malicious SQL in the Advanced Booking Calendar plugin! 🔥 This vulnerability is like letting someone into your home without checking their ID; they're free to rummage through your belongings and take whatever they want without you even knowing! An attacker could exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to access, modify, or even delete critical database information, disrupting your entire booking system and potentially harming your business's reputation. With a CVSS score of 10, this flaw poses a significant threat to any website using this plugin—imagine the chaos if they walked off with your customer details!

Put simply

This vulnerability is like letting someone into your home without checking their ID; they're free to rummage through your belongings and take whatever they want without you even knowing! This unauthenticated SQL Injection in the Advanced Booking Calendar plugin versions 1.7.1 and below allows attackers to manipulate database queries via unsanitized input fields, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to access, modify, or even delete critical database information, disrupting your entire booking system and potentially harming your business's reputation. With a CVSS score of 10, this flaw poses a significant threat to any website using this plugin—imagine the chaos if they walked off with your customer details! Update the Advanced Booking Calendar plugin to version 1.7.2 immediately to patch this vulnerability. Also, review your site's input sanitization practices to ensure no future vulnerabilities slip through. Regularly audit all plugins for security updates! You've got this! By taking these steps, you'll bolster your site's defenses and keep those pesky attackers at bay. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00815 · 56.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2022-12-05T10:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 DEC 10:57Z
    WordPress Advanced Booking Calendar Plugin <= 1.7.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
    cvelistv5