CVE-2022-1014: The WP Contacts Manager WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 fails to properly sanitize user supplied POST data before it is being interpolated in an SQL statement and then executed, leading to an SQL injec

critical Affects wp-contacts-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Contacts Manager WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 fails to properly sanitize user supplied POST data before it is being interpolated in an SQL statement and then executed, leading to an SQL injec

Package
wp-contacts-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=2.2.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (75.8th percentile)
Published
2022-05-23
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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