Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 4.3.8
- Affected Plugin
- AI Infographic Maker
- Affected Version
<= 4.3.7- CVSS
- 9.8Critical
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2022-0747
At a glance
CVE-2022-0747 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the AI Infographic Maker WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.3.7. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 4.3.8; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2022, reported by cydave.
Vulnerability Overview
The Infographic Maker WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not validate and escape the post_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the qcld_upvote_action AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL Injection
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Reaching this weakness in AI Infographic Maker <= 4.3.7 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.
A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. For AI Infographic Maker the fix is 4.3.8: builds <= 4.3.7 are affected, anything from 4.3.8 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 4.3.8, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to AI Infographic Maker: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: AI Infographic Maker 4.3.8 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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