Database data extraction via unescaped deletion identifier
Published Jan 2, 2023 · Updated Apr 10, 2025
SQL injection in Wise Systems WP RSS By Publishers 0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to extract WordPress database data. The administrative publisher-deletion action inserts the attacker-controlled id parameter into a SQL statement without sufficient sanitization, escaping, or query preparation. Administrator privileges are required, and a crafted wp-admin request can append SQL expressions, including a time-delay subquery, to the existing query.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in Wise Systems WP RSS By Publishers 0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to extract WordPress database data. The administrative publisher-deletion action inserts the attacker-controlled id parameter into a SQL statement without sufficient sanitization, escaping, or query preparation. Administrator privileges are required, and a crafted wp-admin request can append SQL expressions, including a time-delay subquery, to the existing query.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4360
- Published
- Jan 2, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Vendor
- WP RSS By Publishers Project
- Product
- WP RSS By Publishers
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=0.1
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Administrator publisher-deletion time-delay SQL injection requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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