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CVE-2022-0228: Popup Builder < 4.0.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not validate and properly escape the orderby and order parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, which could allow high privilege users to perform SQL injection

Affected products

• Popup Builder: before 4.0.7 — fixed in 4.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Popup Builder 4.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659117
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/22facac2-52f4-4e5f-be59-1d2934b260d9
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659117
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/22facac2-52f4-4e5f-be59-1d2934b260d9

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