PT-2023-13913 · WordPress · The Joy Of Text Lite

Cydave · CVE-2022-4099 · Published 2023-01-02 · Updated 2025-04-10

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Joy Of Text Lite WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.3.1

Description The issue arises from the plugin's failure to properly sanitise and escape certain parameters before using them in SQL statements, which are accessible to unauthenticated users. This leads to unauthenticated SQL injection.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3.1, update to version 2.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's SQL statements to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4099

Affected Products

The Joy Of Text Lite

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a282dd39-926d-406b-b8f5-e4c6e0c2c028 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4099 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4099 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/55762 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118728 · Telegram Post