# CVE-2022-0592: MapSVG - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2022-0592 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-2022-0592

## 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:** MapSVG
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** cms, wordpress

## Description

The MapSVG WordPress plugin before 6.2.20 does not validate and escape a parameter via a REST endpoint before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2022-0592](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0592) is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the MapSVG WordPress plugin prior to version 6.2.20, where improper validation and escaping of parameters in a REST endpoint allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This flaw could be exploited to access, modify, or delete sensitive database information, potentially leading to full site compromise.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 10th of September 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2022-0592 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2022-0592 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit the `/wp-json/mapsvg/v1/maps/` REST endpoint by injecting SQL commands into the `id` parameter, often using time-based payloads to confirm the vulnerability.

## Timeline

- 2022-05-09: CVE Published. CVE-2022-0592 is published to NVD.
- 2025-09-10: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2022-0592 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-09-11: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2022-0592 for the first time.

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d8d53ad-dc88-4b50-a292-fc447484c27b
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0592.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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