CVE-2022-4370 — The multimedial images WordPress plugin through 1

The multimedial images WordPress plugin through 1.0b does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as Admin.

01What is this vulnerability?

The multimedial images WordPress plugin through 1.0b does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as Admin.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	multimedial images	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-02T21:49:09.194Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-11T13:39:14.137Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf336783-9959-413d-a5d7-73c7087426d8
• bulletin.iese.de — https://bulletin.iese.de/post/multimedial-images_1-0b