SQL Injection in Yoast WordPress Seo
CVE-2015-2292
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/class-bulk-editor-list-table.php in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 1.5.7, 1.6.x before 1.6.4, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) order_by or (2) order parameter in the wpseo_bulk-editor page to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.058 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yoast WordPress Seo — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7841 (Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130811/WordPress-SEO-By-Yoast-1.7.3.3-SQL-Injecti… (Exploit)
- yoast.com/wordpress-seo-security-release/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36413/ (exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/73 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031920 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2292?
- CVE-2015-2292 is a vulnerability in Yoast WordPress Seo, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2015-03-17.
- Is CVE-2015-2292 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.