CVE-2022-21661
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.0
Exploit probability100. percentile97.8%
Product
Wordpress
PublishedJan 6, 2022
First seenJan 6, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-89SQL injection
How to fix
Update
- wordpress wordpress3.7.37, 3.8.37, 3.9.35, 4.0.34, 4.1.34, 4.2.31, 4.3.27, 4.4.26, 4.5.25, 4.6.22, 4.7.22, 4.8.18, 4.9.19, 5.0.15, 5.1.12, 5.2.14, 5.3.11, 5.4.9, 5.5.8, 5.6.7, 5.7.5, 5.8.3 or later
Vendor advisories
- wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
- debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress wordpress | 3.7 ≤ v < 3.7.37, 3.8 ≤ v < 3.8.37, 3.9 ≤ v < 3.9.35, 4.0 ≤ v < 4.0.34, 4.1 ≤ v < 4.1.34, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.2.31, 4.3 ≤ v < 4.3.27, 4.4 ≤ v < 4.4.26, 4.5 ≤ v < 4.5.25, 4.6 ≤ v < 4.6.22, 4.7 ≤ v < 4.7.22, 4.8 ≤ v < 4.8.18, 4.9 ≤ v < 4.9.19, 5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.15, 5.1 ≤ v < 5.1.12, 5.2 ≤ v < 5.2.14, 5.3 ≤ v < 5.3.11, 5.4 ≤ v < 5.4.9, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.5.8, 5.6 ≤ v < 5.6.7, 5.7 ≤ v < 5.7.5, 5.8 ≤ v < 5.8.3 | 3.7.37, 3.8.37, 3.9.35, 4.0.34, 4.1.34, 4.2.31, 4.3.27, 4.4.26, 4.5.25, 4.6.22, 4.7.22, 4.8.18, 4.9.19, 5.0.15, 5.1.12, 5.2.14, 5.3.11, 5.4.9, 5.5.8, 5.6.7, 5.7.5, 5.8.3 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 34, 35 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 | — |
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