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CVE-2022-0434 (GCVE-0-2022-0434)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-07 08:16 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:25
VLAI Previdian
Title
Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Summary
The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.15 does not sanitise and escape the post_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could perform SQL injection attacks
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Page View Count Affected: 2.4.15 , < 2.4.15 (custom)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: b34d58bc-6a41-4594-a58d-8aa587199e1a

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-0434

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-16 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-09-16
Asserted: 2026-09-16
Scope
Notes: Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection | Affected: a3rev / Page View Count | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.14783 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Cve Id CVE-2022-0434
Vendor a3rev
Ghsa Id None
Product Page View Count
Added Date 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.14783
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.96502
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2022-0434
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-09-17 11:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-17 11:00 UTC
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