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CVE-2022-4099: The Joy Of Text Lite WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements accessible to unauthenticated users, leading to unauthentic

critical Affects joy-of-text-lite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Joy Of Text Lite WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements accessible to unauthenticated users, leading to unauthentic

Package
joy-of-text-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.3.1
Fixed in
2.3.1
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (64.1th percentile)
Published
2023-01-02
Source
nvd

References

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