CVE-2022-3141 Translatepress Multilinugal < 2.3.3 - Admin+ SQLi
Authenticated attackers can inject SQL via language settings in TranslatePress, enabling data access or modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3141?
CVE-2022-3141 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Translate Multilingual sites – TranslatePress, published on 19 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Translate Multilingual sites WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 is vulnerable to an authenticated SQL injection. By adding a new language (via the settings page) containing specific special characters, the backticks in the SQL query can be surpassed and a time-based blind payload can be injected.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cozmoslabs Translatepress.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3141 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-2022-3141 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3141 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Translate Multilingual sites – TranslatePress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqgh-r4cx-5f6g.