SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-0693

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…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.10%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.10% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
devbunch/master elements
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.