Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a critical SQL injection issue in a WordPress WooCommerce plugin. A logged-in user with subscriber-level access or higher could potentially make the site database behave in unintended ways. For an ecommerce site, the business concern is exposure of sensitive data and possible disruption if the vulnerable plugin is installed.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any ecommerce or public-registration WordPress site running the affected plugin. Prioritize confirmation, removal or vendor-guided remediation, and review of low-privilege account exposure before routine maintenance work.
Technical view
CVE-2022-30998 covers multiple authenticated SQL injection vulnerabilities in WooPlugins.co Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce versions 1.1 and earlier. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.1, with low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, high confidentiality impact, and limited integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the Homepage Product Organizer for WooCommerce plugin at version 1.1 or earlier. The attacker needs an authenticated WordPress account with subscriber or higher privileges, so public registration and compromised low-privilege accounts increase practical risk.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is still serious because subscriber-level access is often easier to obtain than administrator access, especially on sites with open registration or weak account hygiene.
Researcher notes
Evidence confirms authenticated SQL injection in plugin versions 1.1 and earlier, but the bundle does not provide vulnerable parameters, exploit details, proof of exploitation, or a fixed version. Avoid assuming unauthenticated reachability or active exploitation without additional source evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether the affected plugin is installed and at version 1.1 or earlier.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no vendor-confirmed safe version is available.
- Check the vendor, WordPress plugin page, and Patchstack for current remediation guidance.
- Restrict public user registration where it is not business-critical.
- Review subscriber and customer accounts for unnecessary access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress plugins across production, staging, and backup-restored sites.
- Confirm the installed plugin version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Check whether public registration or low-trust subscriber accounts are enabled.
- Review web and application logs for unusual authenticated database-related errors.
- Document remediation status and any compensating controls applied.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L3.15.3Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/homepage-product-organizer-for-woocommerce/#descriptionCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/homepage-product-organizer-for-woocommerce/wordpress-homepage-product-organizer-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-1-multiple-authenticated-sql-injection-sqli-vulnerabilitiesCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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