CVE-2022-0836 SEMA API < 4.02 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the SEMA API WordPress plugin to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0836?
CVE-2022-0836 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SEMA API, published on 9 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SEMA API WordPress plugin before 4.02 does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via an AJAX action, leading to SQL Injections exploitable by unauthenticated users
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Semadatacoop Sema Api.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0836 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-2022-0836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63q4-pj3x-xhww.