CVE-2022-0434 PoC — Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0434.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title: Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (CVE-2022-0434)
Description:The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.15 does not sanitise and escape the post_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could perform SQL injection attacks

Description

WordPress Page Views Count plugin prior to 2.4.15 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability.  It does not sanitise and escape the post_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

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