My wpdb < 2.5 - Arbitrary SQL Query via CSRF
Priority HIGH 71Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The My wpdb WordPress plugin before 2.5 is missing CSRF check when running SQL queries, which could allow attacker to make a logged in admin run arbitrary SQL query via a CSRF attack
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00464 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed My wpdb (Unknown): 2.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | My wpdb | before 2.5 | 2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- My wpdb VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5 Fixed in 2.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:my_wpdb_project:my_wpdb:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.5 | Vulnerable | My Wpdb Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:my_wpdb_project:my_wpdb:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.5 Vulnerable ·My Wpdb Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA My wpdb (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1578
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whc6-3293-q48f
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whc6-3293-q48f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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