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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-0760 in the critical feed json

Simple Link Directory < 7.7.2 - Unauthenticated SQL injection

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15822

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.8%
EPSS 10.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The Simple Link Directory WordPress plugin before 7.7.2 does not validate and escape the post_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the qcopd_upvote_action AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL Injection

Patch / fix

  • quantumcloud simple_link_directory 7.7.2

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Exploit prediction

10.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress Simple Link Directory <7.7.2 - SQL injection nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c83ed73-ef02-45c0-a9ab-68a3468d2210 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown Simple Link Directory

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
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References

Sources

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