CVE-2022-0693 (GCVE-0-2022-0693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-25 15:51 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:40
VLAI
Title
Master Elements <= 8.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Summary
The Master Elements WordPress plugin through 8.0 does not validate and escape the meta_ids parameter of its remove_post_meta_condition AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an unauthenticated SQL Injection
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 2018 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Master Elements Affected: 8.0 , ≤ 8.0 (custom)
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Credits
cydave
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