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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1687
CVE-2022-1687:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Logo Slider WordPress plugin through version 1.4.8 contains an SQL injection vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-1687. The vulnerability was discovered by Daniel Krohmer (Fraunhofer IESE, Germany) and Shi Chen (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany), and was publicly disclosed on May 9, 2022 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization and escaping of the lsp_slider_id parameter in the Manage Slider Images admin page. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.8 (medium), and it is classified as CWE-89 (SQL Injection). The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers with administrative access to perform SQL injection attacks against the WordPress database through the Logo Slider plugin's management interface (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
At the time of disclosure, there was no known fix available for this vulnerability in the Logo Slider plugin (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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