SQL Injection in Wordpress
CVE-2022-21661
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 us…
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.978 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- Wordpress Wordpress-develop — versions < 5.8.3
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- z92g/CVE-2022-21661
- purple-WL/wordpress-CVE-2022-21661
- 0x4E0x650x6F/Wordpress-cve-CVE-2022-21661
- guestzz/CVE-2022-21661
- WellingtonEspindula/SSI-CVE-2022-21661
- sealldeveloper/CVE-2022-21661-PoC
- daniel616/CVE-2022-21661-Demo
- 7rootsec/CVE-2022-21661-Technical-Analysis
- Fauzan-Aldi/CVE-2022-21661
- w0r1i0g1ht/CVE-2022-21661
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21661?
- CVE-2022-21661 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21661?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21661 known to be exploited?
- 54 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.