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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2022-0434

Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

a3rev / Page View Count · affected before 2.4.15

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
14.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-0434 is an unauthenticated Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection affecting a3rev Page View Count. The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.15 does not sanitise and escape the...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

a3rev / Page View Count affected before 2.4.15.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.15 does not sanitise and escape the post_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users.

As a result, unauthenticated attackers could perform SQL injection attacks

Unknown Affected
Page View Count
Before 2.4.15
Published
07 Mar 2022
Exploitation Reported
16 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 16 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-09-16 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0434.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

14.8%

Weaknesses

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

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

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

CVSS v2.0 7.5 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

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WordPress Page Views Count <2.4.15 - SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 08:16 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
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  "epss_score": 0.14783,
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