CVE-2022-21661 (GCVE-0-2022-21661)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-06 22:50 – Updated: 2024-09-09 14:13Title
SQL injection in WordPress
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
11 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/se… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordP… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/understand… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | wordpress-develop |
Affected:
< 5.8.3
|
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: d4289b4e-2307-4c31-8d3f-4ef57eb6effc
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Severity:
75.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-11-15
Asserted: 2023-11-15
Last Seen: 2023-11-15
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Wordpress / Wordpress Core | Class: cms | Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2023-02-13: 7
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 1 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | cms |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | Wordpress |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 0 |
| Product | Wordpress Core |
| Cisa Kev | no |
| Connections | 7 |
| Observation Date | 2023-02-13 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 7.5 |
| Vulnerability Severity | High |
References
Created: 2026-06-30 10:00 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-30 15:34 UTC
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9e670936-015e-40d9-8daa-09fbc557bd5c
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-01-06
Asserted: 2022-01-06
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: SQL injection in WordPress | Affected: WordPress / wordpress-develop | CVSS: 8.0 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | SQL injection in WordPress |
| Vendor | WordPress |
| Product | wordpress-develop |
| Added Date | 2022-01-06T22:50:11.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.0 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:06 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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