CVE-2022-2312: The Student Result or Employee Database WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 does not have CSRF in its AJAX actions,

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-2312?

student result or employee database: upgrade to 1.7.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2022-2312 being exploited?

CVE-2022-2312 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2022-2312 affect?

CVE-2022-2312 affects student result or employee database. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The Student Result or Employee Database WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 does not have CSRF in its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make logged in user with a role as low as contributor to add/edit and delete students via CSRF attacks. Furt

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-2312?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4UPGRADE

CVE-2022-2312 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting student result or employee database. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Student Result or Employee Database WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 does not have CSRF in its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make logged in user with a role as low as contributor to add/edit and delete students via CSRF attacks. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site scripting

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 77%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352, CWE-639
Published	2022-08-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: student result or employee database project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-08-22 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:41 UTCUpdated Record last modified

student result or employee database project student result or employee database UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.7.5

Fixed in: 1.7.5

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy student-result-or-employee-database || rpm -q student-result-or-employee-database || student-result-or-employee-database --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.7.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade student-result-or-employee-database

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade student-result-or-employee-database

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-2312?

student result or employee database: upgrade to 1.7.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-2312 being exploited?

CVE-2022-2312 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-2312 affect?

CVE-2022-2312 affects student result or employee database. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The Student Result or Employee Database WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 does not have CSRF in its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make logged in user with a role as low as contributor to add/edit and delete students via CSRF attacks. Furt

How urgent is CVE-2022-2312?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

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