CVE-2022-0254

Zero Spam < 5.2.11 - Admin+ SQL Injection

9.8 CriticalFix available

The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.11 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.03%Up 1.1 points since Mar 15, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2022-0254
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Zero Spam < 5.2.11 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Record: CVE-2022-0254
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1500 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1500
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99 9.8

SQL Injection in WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin

The WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin before 5.2.13 does not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL injection

Record: GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99 9.8

SQL Injection in WordPress Zero Spam WordPress plugin

Record: GHSA-pq2f-3fg3-rw99
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bmarshall511/wordpress_zero_spam` Packagist	before 5.2.13	5.2.13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0254 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unknown Wordpress Zero Spam, published March 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in bmarshall511/wordpress_zero_spam 5.2.13.