CVE-2022-4050: JoomSport < 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated SQLi

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Affected products

beardev JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more: before 5.2.8 — fixed in 5.2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: beardev JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 5.2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c96bb40-4c2d-4e91-8339-e0ddce25912f
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c96bb40-4c2d-4e91-8339-e0ddce25912f

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