CVE-2022-0846: SpeakOut! Email Petitions < 2.14.15.1 - Unauthenticated SQLi

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.8% 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 SpeakOut! Email Petitions WordPress plugin before 2.14.15.1 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the dk_speakout_sendmail AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Affected products

SpeakOut! Email Petitions: before 2.14.15.1 — fixed in 2.14.15.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SpeakOut! Email Petitions 2.14.15.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b030296d-688e-44a4-a48a-140375f2c5f4
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b030296d-688e-44a4-a48a-140375f2c5f4

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