CVE-2022-0349: unknown notificationx – best fomo, social proof, woocommerce sales popup & notification bar plugin with elementor SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-0349 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in unknown notificationx – best fomo, social proof, woocommerce sales popup & notification bar plugin with elementor. EPSS estimates a 34.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-03-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The NotificationX WordPress plugin before 2.3.9 does not sanitise and escape the nx_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.