# CVE-2022-0434: Page View Count - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2022-0434 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2022-0434

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** N/A Page View Count
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** cms, wordpress

## Description

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

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2022-0434](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0434) is a critical vulnerability in the Page View Count WordPress plugin that allows unauthenticated SQL injection through improper handling of a REST endpoint parameter. This exposes affected sites to potential data exfiltration or compromise.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 27th of March 2025.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2022-0434 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting.
CrowdSec data also reveals a clear uptick in attacks involving CVE-2022-0434 over the past week. Activity is above the usual baseline, suggesting growing attention from attackers. This may reflect rising awareness, recent exploit releases, or expanded targeting efforts.

Observed exploitation attempts typically involve requests to URLs containing `/?rest_route=/pvc/v1/increase/1`.

## Timeline

- 2022-03-07: CVE Published. CVE-2022-0434 is published to NVD.
- 2025-03-27: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2022-0434 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-03-28: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2022-0434 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0434.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2022-0434) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2022-0434. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.