WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Query

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-21661
CVSS High (8)
Publicly Published January 6, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ngocnb from GiaoHangTietKiem JSC, khuyenn from GiaoHangTietKiem JSC
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 3.7 - 3.7.37
  • 3.8 - 3.8.37
  • 3.9 - 3.9.35
  • 4.0 - 4.0.34
  • 4.1 - 4.1.34
  • 4.2 - 4.2.31
  • 4.3 - 4.3.27
  • 4.4 - 4.4.26
  • 4.5 - 4.5.25
  • 4.6 - 4.6.22
  • 4.7 - 4.7.22
  • 4.8 - 4.8.18
  • 4.9 - 4.9.19
  • 5.0 - 5.0.15
  • 5.1 - 5.1.12
  • 5.2 - 5.2.14
  • 5.3 - 5.3.11
  • 5.4 - 5.4.9
  • 5.5 - 5.5.8
  • 5.6 - 5.6.7
  • 5.7 - 5.7.5
  • 5.8 - 5.8.3
Patched Version
  • 3.7.37
  • 3.8.37
  • 3.9.35
  • 4.0.34
  • 4.1.34
  • 4.2.31
  • 4.3.27
  • 4.4.26
  • 4.5.25
  • 4.6.22
  • 4.7.22
  • 4.8.18
  • 4.9.19
  • 5.0.15
  • 5.1.12
  • 5.2.14
  • 5.3.11
  • 5.4.9
  • 5.5.8
  • 5.6.7
  • 5.7.5
  • 5.8.3
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