CVE-2022-21661

SQL injection in WordPress

Published Jan 6, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8 High EPSS 97.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2884-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5039-1 wordpress security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2024, 2:13 PM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 6, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:26 AM