CVE-2022-2269 Website File Changes Monitor < 1.8.3 - Admin+ SQLi
Administrators can exploit SQL injection in the Website File Changes Monitor 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-2022-2269?
CVE-2022-2269 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Website File Changes Monitor, published on 8 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Website File Changes Monitor WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 does not sanitise and escape user input before using it in a SQL statement via an action available to users with the manage_options capability (by default admins), leading to an SQL injection
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2269?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpwhitesecurity Website File Changes Monitor.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2269?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2269 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-2022-2269 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2269 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fvw-wxg6-w387.