CVE-2022-0784: Title Experiments Free < 9.0.1 - Unauthenticated SQLi

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Title Experiments Free WordPress plugin before 9.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the wpex_titles AJAX action (available to unauthenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

Affected products

Title Experiments Free: before 9.0.1 — fixed in 9.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Title Experiments Free 9.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6672b59f-14bc-4a22-9e0b-fcab4e01d97f
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6672b59f-14bc-4a22-9e0b-fcab4e01d97f

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