OWM Weather < 5.6.9 - Contributor+ SQLi
Priority HIGH 73Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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 OWM Weather WordPress plugin before 5.6.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as contributor
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01172 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed OWM Weather (Unknown): 5.6.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | OWM Weather | before 5.6.9 | 5.6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- OWM Weather VendorUnknown Affected before 5.6.9 Fixed in 5.6.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ujsoftware:owm_weather:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.6.9 | Vulnerable | Ujsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:ujsoftware:owm_weather:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.6.9 Vulnerable ·Ujsoftware
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OWM Weather (Unknown) Fixed in 5.6.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3769
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9v5-43w4-jhw3
References
More Ujsoftware Owm Weather vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-23383 WordPress OWM Weather Plugin <= 5.6.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-3769 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3769 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9v5-43w4-jhw3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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