CVE-2022-1609
The School Management < 9.9.7 - Unauthenticated RCE via REST api
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
- Record
CVE-2022-1609- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The School Management < 9.9.7 - Unauthenticated RCE via REST api
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
- Record
CVE-2022-1609- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24898
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24898- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g99-5gw9-42hv
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in...
The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
- Record
GHSA-4g99-5gw9-42hv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | The School Management < 9.9.7 - Remote Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | 0xSojalSec/-CVE-2022-1609 | 2022-06-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | 0xSojalSec/CVE-2022-1609 | 2022-06-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | itworksig/cve-2022-1609-exploit | 2023-04-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | savior-only/CVE-2022-1609 | 2022-05-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1609 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Weblizar School Management, published January 16, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 64.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.