WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Meta_Query

7.4
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-21664
CVSS 7.4 (High)
Publicly Published January 6, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ben Bidner

Description

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database. Due to lack of proper sanitization in one of the classes, there's potential for unintended SQL queries to be executed. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.8.3. Older affected versions are also fixed via security release, that go back till 4.1.34. We strongly recommend that you keep auto-updates enabled. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 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
Affected Versions
  • 5.4 - 5.4.9 (exclusive)
  • 5.5 - 5.5.8 (exclusive)
  • 5.6 - 5.6.7 (exclusive)
  • 5.7 - 5.7.5 (exclusive)
Expand to see 14 more affected version ranges.
  • 5.8 - 5.8.3 (exclusive)
  • 4.1 - 4.1.34 (exclusive)
  • 4.2 - 4.2.31 (exclusive)
  • 4.3 - 4.3.27 (exclusive)
  • 4.4 - 4.4.26 (exclusive)
  • 4.5 - 4.5.25 (exclusive)
  • 4.6 - 4.6.22 (exclusive)
  • 4.7 - 4.7.22 (exclusive)
  • 4.8 - 4.8.18 (exclusive)
  • 4.9 - 4.9.19 (exclusive)
  • 5.0 - 5.0.15 (exclusive)
  • 5.1 - 5.1.12 (exclusive)
  • 5.2 - 5.2.14 (exclusive)
  • 5.3 - 5.3.11 (exclusive)
Patched Versions
  • 4.1.34
  • 4.2.31
  • 4.3.27
  • 4.4.26
Expand to see 14 more patched versions.
  • 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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