High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-1683
CVE-2022-1683
Description
The amtyThumb WordPress plugin through 4.2.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via its shortcode, leading to an SQL injection and is exploitable by any authenticated user (and not just Author+ like the original advisory mention) due to the fact that they can execute shortcodes via an AJAX action
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Affected products
2- WordPress/amtyThumbdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bulletin.iese.de/post/amtythumb_4-2-0nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/359d145b-c365-4e7c-a12e-c26b7b8617cenvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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