WP User Merger < 1.5.3 - Admin+ SQLi via ID
CVE-2022-3865
8.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Wordpress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 28 November 2022
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2022-3865?
The WP User Merger WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as admin
Affected Version(s)
WP User Merger 0 < 1.5.3
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
- 🟡
Public PoC available
- 👾
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Kunal Sharma (University of Kaiserslautern)
Daniel Krohmer (Fraunhofer IESE)