QID 150455

Date Published: 2022-01-19

QID 150455: WordPress SQL Injection Vulnerability: Security Update 5.8.3 (CVE-2022-21664)

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

On affected versions of WordPress Core, due to lack of proper sanitization in "WP_Meta_Query" class, a potential blind SQL Injection vulnerability exists.

Affected Versions:
WordPress versions from 4.1 to 5.8.2

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 this vulnerability could allow an remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the target system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 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 150455

    CVE-2022-21664 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    WordPress 5.8.3 URL Logo wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
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