PT-2022-13956 · WordPress · Stafflist

Hassan Khan Yusufzai + 1 · Published 2022-05-30 · Updated 2022-06-08 · CVE-2022-1556

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions StaffList WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.1.5

Description The issue arises from the StaffList WordPress plugin's failure to properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement when searching for staff in the admin dashboard, leading to an SQL Injection.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.5, update to version 3.1.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin dashboard search functionality until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1556

Affected Products

Stafflist

References · 5

• 🔥 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166918 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04890549-6bd1-44dd-8bce-7125c01be5d4 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1556 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1556 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/43544 · Telegram Post