SQL Injection in Wordpress
CVE-2022-21664
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database. Due to lack of proper sanitization in one of the classes, there's potential for unintended SQL queries to be executed. This ha…
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.041 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- Wordpress Wordpress-develop — versions >= 4.1.33, < 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
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21664?
- CVE-2022-21664 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21664?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21664 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.