Administrator SQL injection via unescaped orderby parameter
Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
SQL injection in BearDev JoomSport 5.2.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to read database data. The joomsport-events-form page inserts the unescaped orderby parameter into an existing SQL query without sufficient preparation. Administrator access to the WordPress site is required; successful exploitation can extract sensitive database information.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in BearDev JoomSport 5.2.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to read database data. The joomsport-events-form page inserts the unescaped orderby parameter into an existing SQL query without sufficient preparation. Administrator access to the WordPress site is required; successful exploitation can extract sensitive database information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2717
- Published
- Sep 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- BearDev
- Product
- JoomSport
- Classifications
- CWE-89
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.2.5
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