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
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2680906
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2660225
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae54681f-7b89-408c-b0ee-ba4a520db997
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2022-03-14
Updated: 2026-06-17
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.00876