CVE-2022-3141 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Translate Multilingual sites WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 is vulnerable to an authenticated SQL injection. By adding a new language (via the settings page) containing specific special characters, the backticks in the SQL query can be surpassed and a time-based blind payload can be injected.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.2% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2022-09-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cozmoslabs | translatepress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Translatepress Multilinugal WordPress plugin < 2.3.3 - Authenticated SQL Injection | 2023-03-25 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171479/WordPress-Translatepress-Multilingual-SQL-Injection.html
- https://medium.com/%40elias.hohl/authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-translatepress-multilingual-wordpress-plugin-effc08eda514
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fa355d1-cca8-4b27-9d21-0b420a2e1bf3
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171479/WordPress-Translatepress-Multilingual-SQL-Injection.html
- https://medium.com/%40elias.hohl/authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-translatepress-multilingual-wordpress-plugin-effc08eda514
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fa355d1-cca8-4b27-9d21-0b420a2e1bf3
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