SQL Injection in Wordpress Wordpress-develop
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: 0.037 (88.2th 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-develop — versions >= 4.1.33, < 5.8.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-jp3p-gw8h-6x86 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c09ccfbc547d75b392dbccc1ef0b4442c… (x_refsource_MISC)
- DSA-5039 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- FEDORA-2022-8472dd59ff (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- FEDORA-2022-e37e1e6c7a (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220123 [SECURITY] [DLA 2884-1] wordpress security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21664?
- CVE-2022-21664 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress-develop, 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.