CVE-2022-3849 WP User Merger < 1.5.3 - Admin+ SQLi via user_id
An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in WP User Merger to read or modify database contents.
- 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-2022-3849?
CVE-2022-3849 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP User Merger, published on 28 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP User Merger WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as admin
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp User Merger Project Wp User Merger.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3849 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-2022-3849 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3849 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP User Merger
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3g68-h29c-7326.