CVE•Published 2023-10-20•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2022-4290Cyr_to_lat_project · Cyr_to_lat

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 44% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Description

The Cyr to Lat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated SQL Injection via the 'ctl_sanitize_title' function in versions up to, and including, 3.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This potentially allows authenticated users with the ability to add or modify terms or tags to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. A partial patch became available in version 3.6 and the issue was fully patched in version 3.7.

Timeline

Published 2023-10-20

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-2022-4290

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/cyr-to-lat/"

Matches any site loading the "cyr-to-lat" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Cyr To Lat Project Cyr To Lat"

All exposed Cyr To Lat Project Cyr To Lat instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Cyr To Lat"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Cyr To Lat" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.