CVE-2022-1609

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-01-16. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 64%
  • Public exploit code is available (ssvc poc, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 64%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: ssvc poc · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
85(Attend)
EG Risk 85/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
64%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 16, 2024

Last Modified

June 2, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

The School Management < 9.9.7 – Unauthenticated RCE via REST api | CVE 2022-1609 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2d546c9-85b6-47a4-b951-781b9ae5d0f2/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  27. 2026-05-24 10:14 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoC0xSojalSec/-CVE-2022-1609
    First seen Jun 9, 2022

    Bash poc for CVE-2022-1609 WordPress Weblizar Backdoor

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1609.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    The School Management < 9.9.7 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-1609?
CVE-2022-1609 is a critical vulnerability published on January 16, 2024. The School Management WordPress plugin before 9.9.7 contains an obfuscated backdoor injected in it's license checking code that registers a REST API handler, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site.
When was CVE-2022-1609 disclosed?
CVE-2022-1609 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 16, 2024, with the most recent update on June 2, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-1609 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-1609 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1609?
CVE-2022-1609 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-1609?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-1609, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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