Check Point Advisories

WordPress WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2022-21661)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2022-0045
Date Published: 21 Feb 2022
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 21 February, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2022-21661
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress WP_Query between version 3.7.0 and prior to version 3.7.37
WordPress WP_Query between version 5.0.0 and prior to version 5.8.3
Vulnerability Description An SQL injection vulnerability exists in WordPress WP_Query. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the execution of arbitrary SQL statements on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2022-21661) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2022-21661)

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