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CVE-2022-0760: Simple Link Directory < 7.7.2 - Unauthenticated SQL injection

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Simple Link Directory WordPress plugin before 7.7.2 does not validate and escape the post_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the qcopd_upvote_action AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL Injection

Affected products

• quantumcloud Simple Link Directory: before 7.7.2 — fixed in 7.7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: quantumcloud Simple Link Directory 7.7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2684915
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c83ed73-ef02-45c0-a9ab-68a3468d2210
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2684915
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c83ed73-ef02-45c0-a9ab-68a3468d2210

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