CVE-2022-4050: The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

critical Affects joomsport (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-12-19; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The JoomSport WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Package: joomsport (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.2.8
Fixed in: 5.2.8
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 5% (92.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-12-19
Source: nvd

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