CVE-2022-1800

Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated SQL Injection

2022-05-20 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.3.5
Affected Plugin: WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel
Affected Version: <= 1.3.4
CVSS: 9.0Critical
Weakness type: CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE: CVE-2022-1800

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At a glance

CVE-2022-1800 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the WP All Export WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.3.4. It carries a CVSS score of 9.0 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account. The issue is fixed in version 1.3.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2022, reported by Asif Nawaz Minhas.

Vulnerability Overview

The Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitize the cpt POST parameter when exporting post data before using it in a database query, leading to an SQL injection vulnerability.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity.

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Reaching this weakness in WP All Export <= 1.3.4 takes any authenticated account. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.

A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. For WP All Export the fix is 1.3.5: builds <= 1.3.4 are affected, anything from 1.3.5 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.3.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WP All Export: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WP All Export 1.3.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1800 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8613acf-d6e8-434f-820b-d854ed1f6299 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1800

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel

CVSS Vector

9.0

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityLow

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