Unauthenticated SQL injection via unsanitized orderby parameter
Published Jan 23, 2023 · Updated Apr 2, 2025
SQL injection in Codeboxr CBX Petition for WordPress before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to query the database through a public AJAX action. The cbxpetition_load_more_signs handler places the attacker-controlled orderby parameter into an SQL statement without sanitization or escaping. Exploitation requires a published petition and its nonce; the published proof of concept injects a time-delay subquery, demonstrating unauthenticated query manipulation.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in Codeboxr CBX Petition for WordPress before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to query the database through a public AJAX action. The cbxpetition_load_more_signs handler places the attacker-controlled orderby parameter into an SQL statement without sanitization or escaping. Exploitation requires a published petition and its nonce; the published proof of concept injects a time-delay subquery, demonstrating unauthenticated query manipulation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4383
- Published
- Jan 23, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Codeboxr
- Product
- CBX Petition
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0.3
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Public exploit references
- WPScan time-delay SQL injection proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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