QID 150448

Date Published: 2022-01-19

QID 150448: WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities : Security Update 5.8.3 (CVE-2022-21661,CVE-2022-21662,CVE-2022-21663)

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database.

Affected versions of WordPress Core have multiple vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection (CVE-2022-21661), Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (CVE-2022-21662) and Object Injection (CVE-2022-21663).

Affected Versions:
WordPress versions prior to 5.8.3

QID Detection Logic:
This QID sends a HTTP GET request and checks for vulnerable version of WordPress running on the target application.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries, JavaScript code or perform Object Injection to bypass explicit hardening on the target application.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to the WordPress version 5.8.3 or later to remediate these vulnerabilities. For more information please visit WordPress Blog
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 150448

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    WordPress 5.8.3 URL Logo wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/