WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - SQL Injection

2015-08-04 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.7.10

Affected CoreWordPress 4.2

Affected Version3.7 – 4.2.3 · 7 branches

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2015-2213

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Vulnerability Overview

SQL injection vulnerability in the wp_untrash_post_comments function in wp-includes/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a comment that is mishandled after retrieval from the trash.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.10, 3.8.10, 3.9.8, 4.0.7, 4.1.7, 4.2.4 --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2213 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c6ae2633-caf6-4319-ba81-e71a673c89ee

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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