WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_type

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-2022-0651
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	February 16, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)

Description

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to SQL Injection due to insufficient escaping and parameterization of the current_page_type parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-hits.php file which allows attackers without authentication to inject arbitrary SQL queries to obtain sensitive information, in versions up to and including 13.1.5.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	wp-statistics (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 13.1.5
Patched Version	13.1.6

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