🕳️ Vulnerabilities & CVEs

CVE-2022-46849: The SQL Injection Lurking in Your WordPress 'Coming Soon' Page

Picture this: your site's in 'coming soon' mode, looking all sleek and professional, while hackers siphon your database dry. That's CVE-2022-46849 in action, folks—a classic SQL injection slip-up in a WordPress plugin nobody thinks twice about.

Warning icon over WordPress dashboard showing Coming Soon Page plugin SQL injection vulnerability CVE-2022-46849

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • CVE-2022-46849 enables unauthenticated SQL injection in Weblizar's Coming Soon Page plugin up to v1.5.9. 𝕏
  • Over 10k installs at risk—update immediately or switch plugins. 𝕏
  • Recurring issue in WP ecosystem highlights need for better audits amid sloppy dev practices. 𝕏
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Originally reported by NVD Vulnerabilities

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