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CVE-2022-0254:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-0254 affects the WordPress Zero Spam plugin versions before 5.2.11. The vulnerability was discovered by ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University and was publicly disclosed on February 18, 2022 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a SQL injection issue that occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the 'order' and 'orderby' parameters before using them in SQL statements in the admin dashboard. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium) and is classified as CWE-89, falling under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow authenticated administrators to perform SQL injection attacks through the WordPress admin dashboard. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to or manipulation of the database (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.2.11 of the WordPress Zero Spam plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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