CVE-2024-22157 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-22157: WordPress SalesKing plugin <= 1.6.15 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Webwizards

Product SalesKing

Weakness CWE-269

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WebWizards SalesKing allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SalesKing: from n/a through 1.6.15.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SalesKing versions up to 1.6.15 contain a privilege management flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of the application over the network. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited to read, modify, or delete data, or disrupt service availability. Organizations running affected versions should update immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete any data in SalesKing; disrupt service availability.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of SalesKing data and availability without warning or authentication.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22157 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html AskarLabs — CWE-269 write-up Improper Privilege Management

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