Zero Spam < 5.2.11 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02028 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WordPress Zero Spam (Unknown): 5.2.11bmarshall511/wordpress_zero_spam (Packagist): 5.2.13
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Zero Spam | 5.2.11 to before 5.2.11 | 5.2.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | bmarshall511/wordpress_zero_spam (Packagist) | before 5.2.13 | 5.2.13 | Patch available | GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99 |
- WordPress Zero Spam VendorUnknown Affected 5.2.11 to before 5.2.11 Fixed in 5.2.11 Patch available CNA
- bmarshall511/wordpress_zero_spam (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 5.2.13 Fixed in 5.2.13 Patch available GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:highfivery:zero-spam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.2.11 | Vulnerable | Highfivery LLC |
- cpe:2.3:a:highfivery:zero-spam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.2.11 Vulnerable ·Highfivery LLC
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WordPress Zero Spam (Unknown) Fixed in 5.2.11
- Fix · GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99 bmarshall511/wordpress_zero_spam (Packagist) Fixed in 5.2.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0254
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2022-0254 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0254 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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