CVE-2022-21661
Published: 6 January 2022
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database. Due to improper sanitization in WP_Query, there can be cases where SQL injection is possible through plugins or themes that use it in a certain way. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.8.3. Older affected versions are also fixed via security release, that go back till 3.7.37. We strongly recommend that you keep auto-updates enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.8.3+dfsg1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21661
- https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1378209
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian