Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-2718 is an admin-level SQL injection in the JoomSport WordPress plugin. If an attacker already has administrator access, they may be able to extract or alter database data. The provided sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public or business-critical WordPress sites, especially where admin accounts are shared, weakly protected, or numerous. This is not a drive-by unauthenticated issue, but it increases damage from any administrator account compromise.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-89 SQL injection through the orderby parameter on the joomsport-page-extrafields admin page in JoomSport versions up to and including 5.2.5. The source bundle cites insufficient escaping and missing query preparation. CVSS is 7.2 high, with high privileges required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the JoomSport plugin at version 5.2.5 or earlier. The vulnerable path is administrative, so risk depends heavily on admin account security and whether untrusted users have administrator privileges.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires authenticated administrative privileges, low attack complexity, and no user interaction. It is not listed as KEV in the bundle, and no supplied source states exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The source bundle consistently describes an admin-plus SQL injection in orderby. The affected metadata includes an odd versions value, so use the title, description, Wordfence entry, and WordPress changeset as primary evidence when confirming affected versions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the JoomSport plugin and version.
- Update JoomSport beyond 5.2.5 using vendor or WordPress plugin guidance.
- Restrict WordPress administrator access to trusted, MFA-protected accounts.
- Review admin accounts and remove unnecessary administrator privileges.
- Monitor database and WordPress admin activity for suspicious changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed JoomSport versions across WordPress environments.
- Check whether the vulnerable plugin code or patched changeset is present.
- Verify only trusted users hold WordPress administrator roles.
- Review logs for unusual admin access or database-related errors.
- Document remediation status for each affected site.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9eee9bec-609a-468b-8b44-ac4af409df93?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/joomsport-sports-league-results-management/trunk/includes/pages/joomsport-page-extrafields.php?rev=2540219#L26CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2767877%40joomsport-sports-league-results-management&new=2767877%40joomsport-sports-league-results-management&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2718CVE reference
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