CVE-2022-38074 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-38074: WordPress WP Statistics Plugin <= 13.2.10 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Veronalabs

Product WP Statistics

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published March 13, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SQL Injection vulnerability in VeronaLabs WP Statistics plugin <= 13.2.10 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Statistics versions up to 13.2.10 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in a component accessible to authenticated users. An attacker with low-level site access can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the database, including user information and site configuration. The vulnerability does not allow data modification or site takeover, but exposes confidential information.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site database, including user records and configuration details.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and site configuration may be exposed to any authenticated user, even those with minimal permissions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-level user account (subscriber or contributor role) on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 13, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38074 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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