CVE-2022-0383

WP Review Slider < 11.0 - SQL Injection

2022-01-31 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 11.0
Affected Plugin: WP Review Slider
Affected Version: < 11.0
CVSS: 7.2High
Weakness type: CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE: CVE-2022-0383

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At a glance

CVE-2022-0383 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the WP Review Slider WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 11.0. It carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The issue is fixed in version 11.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2022, reported by Felipe de Avila.

Vulnerability Overview

The WP Review Slider WordPress plugin before 11.0 does not sanitise and escape the pid parameter when copying a Twitter source, which could allow a high privilege users to perform SQL Injections attacks

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, availability — full site compromise territory.

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

Reaching this weakness in WP Review Slider < 11.0 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. 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 Review Slider the fix is 11.0: builds < 11.0 are affected, anything from 11.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 11.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WP Review Slider: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WP Review Slider 11.0 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-2022-0383 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8a87f7b-471b-44c0-a0bd-06a9ba24a566 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0383

Related records

Same weakness class

8.8CVE-2023-0260: WP Review Slider <= 12.1 SQL InjectionCVE-2023-0260

CVSS Vector

7.2

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

Base

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

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