CVE-2022-44580 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-44580: WordPress Plugin for Google Reviews Plugin <= 2.2.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Richplugins

Product Plugin for Google Reviews

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published March 15, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in RichPlugins Plugin for Google Reviews plugin <= 2.2.3 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Plugin for Google Reviews contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 2.2.3. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious SQL commands through unfiltered input, potentially reading sensitive database contents, modifying data, or affecting site availability. The vulnerability requires a valid user account but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete database records; extract sensitive information like user credentials or site configuration.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Database compromise, data theft, unauthorized modifications, or site downtime if the database is corrupted or deleted.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 15, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44580 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-44580

CWE CWE-89

CVSS 9.1 / CRITICAL

Affected versions