CVE-2022-21661 | BDVDB-2026-0030 Detail
WordPresswordpress-develop
Description#
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database. Due to improper sanitization in WP_Query, there can be cases where SQL injection is possible through plugins or themes that use it in a certain way. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.8.3. Older affected versions are also fixed via security release, that go back till 3.7.37. We strongly recommend that you keep auto-updates enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
References#
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
- https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/understanding-the-wordpress-sql-injection-vulnerability-cve-2022-21661
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.