Database Backup for WordPress <= 2.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-0255
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published January 24, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ZhongFu Su
Description

The Database Backup for WordPress plugin before 2.5.1 does not properly sanitise and escape the fragment parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to an SQL injection issue

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-db-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.5.1
Patched Version
  • 2.5.1
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