Website File Changes Monitor < 1.8.3 - Admin+ SQLi
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-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. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Website File Changes Monitor WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 does not sanitise and escape user input before using it in a SQL statement via an action available to users with the manage_options capability (by default admins), leading to an SQL injection
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01295 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Website File Changes Monitor (Unknown): 1.8.3
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 | Website File Changes Monitor | 1.8.3 to before 1.8.3 | 1.8.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Website File Changes Monitor VendorUnknown Affected 1.8.3 to before 1.8.3 Fixed in 1.8.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:website_file_changes_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.8.3 | Vulnerable | wpwhitesecurity |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:website_file_changes_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·wpwhitesecurity
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Website File Changes Monitor (Unknown) Fixed in 1.8.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8fvw-wxg6-w387
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-2269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8fvw-wxg6-w387 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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