CVE-2022-3848

WP User Merger < 1.5.3 - Admin+ SQLi via wpsu_user_id

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 28, 2022 at 01:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp User Merger

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The WP User Merger WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as admin

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.5.3
Affected range stops below 1.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89

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