WordPress up to 5.8.2 sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.8.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The software constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2022 as GHSA-jp3p-gw8h-6x86. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-21664 since 11/16/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c09ccfbc547d75b392dbccc1ef0b4442ccd3c957 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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  • open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1505

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 5.8.3
Patch: c09ccfbc547d75b392dbccc1ef0b4442ccd3c957

Timelineinfo

11/16/2021 🔍
01/07/2022 +52 days 🔍
01/07/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: GHSA-jp3p-gw8h-6x86
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-21664 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2022 08:24 AM
Updated: 01/09/2022 05:09 PM
Changes: 01/07/2022 08:24 AM (49), 01/07/2022 08:28 AM (2), 01/09/2022 05:01 PM (2), 01/09/2022 05:09 PM (1)
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