CVE-2022-0267 AdRotate < 5.8.22 - Admin+ SQL Injection
An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in the AdRotate plugin to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0267?
CVE-2022-0267 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads, published on 7 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AdRotate WordPress plugin before 5.8.22 does not sanitise and escape the adrotate_action before using it in a SQL statement via the adrotate_request_action function available to admins, leading to a SQL injection
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0267?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adrotate Project Adrotate.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0267?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0267 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2022-0267 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0267 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-995g-hx4g-8h72.