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CVE-2022-1683: amtyThumb <= 4.2.0 - Subscriber+ SQLi

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The amtyThumb WordPress plugin through 4.2.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via its shortcode, leading to an SQL injection and is exploitable by any authenticated user (and not just Author+ like the original advisory mention) due to the fact that they can execute shortcodes via an AJAX action

Affected products

• amtyThumb: through 4.2.0

References

• https://bulletin.iese.de/post/amtythumb_4-2-0
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/359d145b-c365-4e7c-a12e-c26b7b8617ce
• https://bulletin.iese.de/post/amtythumb_4-2-0
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/359d145b-c365-4e7c-a12e-c26b7b8617ce

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