SQL Injection Affecting johnpbloch/wordpress-core package, versions >=3.8.1, <3.8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-JOHNPBLOCHWORDPRESSCORE-8648606
  • published21 Jan 2025
  • disclosed9 Apr 2014
  • creditTom Adams

Introduced: 9 Apr 2014

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade johnpbloch/wordpress-core to version 3.8.2 or higher.

Overview

johnpbloch/wordpress-core is a web software you can use to create a website or blog.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to SQL Injection due to the links_recently_updated_time parameter. An attacker can manipulate SQL queries and potentially access or alter data without proper authorization by injecting malicious SQL code.

Note:

This is only exploitable if the user has administrative privileges.

CVSS Scores

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