# CVE-2022-1692: CP Image Store with Slideshow - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2022-1692 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-2022-1692

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

## Description

The CP Image Store with Slideshow WordPress plugin before 1.0.68 does not sanitise and escape the ordering_by query parameter before using it in a SQL statement in pages where the [codepeople-image-store] is embed, allowing unauthenticated users to perform an SQL injection attack

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2022-1692](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1692) is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the CP Image Store with Slideshow WordPress plugin prior to version 1.0.68. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the unsanitized ordering_by query parameter, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or manipulation of the underlying database.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 1st of April 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2022-1692 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit endpoints where the `[codepeople-image-store]` shortcode is present by injecting malicious SQL via the `ordering_by` query parameter, often observed in requests to URLs containing `?s=codepeople-image-store` or similar page paths. This allows unauthenticated SQL injection attempts targeting WordPress sites using the CP Image Store with Slideshow plugin.

## Timeline

- 2022-06-06: CVE Published. CVE-2022-1692 is published to NVD.
- 2026-04-01: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2022-1692 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/83bae80c-f583-4d89-8282-e6384bbc7571
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1692.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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