Yoast SEO <= 1.7.3.3 - Blind SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2015-2292
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published March 11, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ryan Dewhurst
Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/class-bulk-editor-list-table.php in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 1.5.7, 1.6.x before 1.6.4, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) order_by or (2) order parameter in the wpseo_bulk-editor page to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-seo (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.6
  • 1.6 - 1.6.3
  • 1.7 - 1.7.3
Patched Version
  • 1.5.7
  • 1.6.4
  • 1.7.4
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