CVE-2022-1690
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Note Press WordPress plugin through version 0.1.10 contains a SQL injection vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-1690. 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. The vulnerability affects the plugin's admin page functionality, specifically in the bulk actions feature (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of IDs in bulk actions before their use in SQL statements within an admin page. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 2.7 (LOW) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could allow authenticated users with administrative access to perform SQL injection attacks through the bulk actions feature. The impact is primarily limited to data integrity as indicated by the CVSS metrics showing only low impact on integrity (I:L) with no direct impact on confidentiality or availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix has been released for this vulnerability as of the latest available information. Users of the Note Press WordPress plugin should consider disabling the plugin or implementing additional security controls to restrict access to the admin interface (WPScan).

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