SQL injection in WordPress - CVE-2022-21664
Published: January 7, 2022 / Updated: January 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59291
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21664
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in WP_Meta_Query. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
WordPress
wordpress (Debian package)
wordpress
Fedora
wordpress (Debian package)
wordpress
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21664
Install updates from vendor's website.
WordPress - addressed in versions 4.1.34, 4.2.31, 4.3.27, 4.4.26, 4.5.25, 4.6.22, 4.7.22, 4.8.18, 4.9.19, 5.0.15, 5.1.12, 5.2.14, 5.3.11, 5.4.9, 5.5.8, 5.6.7, 5.7.5, 5.8.3
wordpress (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1, 5.7.5+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
wordpress - addressed in versions 5.1.12-1.el7, 5.8.3-1.fc34, 5.8.3-1.fc35
wordpress (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1, 5.7.5+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
wordpress - addressed in versions 5.1.12-1.el7, 5.8.3-1.fc34, 5.8.3-1.fc35