CVE•Published 2022-04-19•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2022-0993Siteground · Siteground_security

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 13% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285Improper Authorization CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Description

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

Timeline

Published 2022-04-19

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2022-0993

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/siteground-security/"

Matches any site loading the "siteground-security" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Siteground Siteground Security"

All exposed Siteground Siteground Security instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Siteground Security"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Siteground Security" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.