The Zephyr Project Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.5 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before using them in SQL statements via various AJAX actions available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, leading to SQL injections
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-2840 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.85%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51024 | exploit_db | edb | 2022-10-06 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-17 | 5.21% | 3.85% | -1.37% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 20.66% | 5.21% | -15.45% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 20.66% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| zephyr-one | zephyr_project_manager | < 3.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:zephyr-one:zephyr_project_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168652/WordPress-Zephyr-Project-Manager-3.2.42-SQL-Injection.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13d8be88-c3b7-4d6e-9792-c98b801ba53c | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |