CVE-2022-2269: Website File Changes Monitor < 1.8.3 - Admin+ SQLi

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Website File Changes Monitor WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 does not sanitise and escape user input before using it in a SQL statement via an action available to users with the manage_options capability (by default admins), leading to an SQL injection

Affected products

Website File Changes Monitor: before 1.8.3 — fixed in 1.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Website File Changes Monitor 1.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb348c92-d7e3-4a75-98aa-dd1c463bfd65
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb348c92-d7e3-4a75-98aa-dd1c463bfd65

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