CVE-2022-21664

HIGH
Published Jan 6, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jan 6, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
wordpresswordpress* <5.8.3
debiandebian_linux9.0any
debiandebian_linux10.0any
debiandebian_linux11.0any
fedoraprojectfedora34any
fedoraprojectfedora35any

References 7

  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c09ccfbc547d75b392dbccc1ef0b4442ccd3c957
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-jp3p-gw8h-6x86
    Third Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
    Release NotesVendor Advisory
  • debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.