Master Elements <= 8.0 - Unauthenticated SQL injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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

CVE	CVE-2022-0693
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	April 11, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	cydave

Description

The Master Elements WordPress plugin through 8.0 does not validate and escape the meta_ids parameter of its remove_post_meta_condition AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an unauthenticated SQL Injection

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	master-elements (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 8.0
Patched Version

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