CVE-2022-3865Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Database disclosure via unprepared user_id query

Published Nov 28, 2022 · Updated Apr 25, 2025

SQL injection in Fahad Mahmood WP User Merger before 1.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to extract WordPress database data. The wpum_admin_init function inserts the user-supplied user_id parameter into an existing SQL query without sufficient escaping or preparation. Administrator-level access is required; successful injection can append SQL and read sensitive database information.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Fahad Mahmood WP User Merger before 1.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to extract WordPress database data. The wpum_admin_init function inserts the user-supplied user_id parameter into an existing SQL query without sufficient escaping or preparation. Administrator-level access is required; successful injection can append SQL and read sensitive database information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-3865
Published
Nov 28, 2022
Updated
Apr 25, 2025
Vendor
Fahad Mahmood
Product
WP User Merger
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.5.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fahad Mahmood · WP User Mergerversion=0 <1.5.3

Published CVSS scores

7.2Wordfence IntelligenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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