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Vulnerability details: VCID-bb3n-jh6p-vfhm
Vulnerability ID VCID-bb3n-jh6p-vfhm
Aliases CVE-2022-21661
Summary security update
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 7.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html
ssvc Track* http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html
epss 0.90904 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21661
epss 0.90904 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21661
epss 0.90904 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21661
epss 0.90904 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21661
epss 0.90904 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21661
cvssv3.1 8 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
ssvc Track* https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
cvssv3.1 8 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
ssvc Track* https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
cvssv3.1 8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
ssvc Track* https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
cvssv3.1 8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
cvssv3.1 8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
cvssv3.1 8 https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
ssvc Track* https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
cvssv3.1 8 https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
ssvc Track* https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
cvssv3.1 8 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663
ssvc Track* https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663
cvssv3.1 8 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
ssvc Track* https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21661
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21661
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21662
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21663
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21664
1003243 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1003243
17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
50663 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663
CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
CVE-2022-21661 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/50663.txt
DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
dsa-5039 https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
msg00019.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
wordpress-5-8-3-security-release https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html
ZDI-22-020 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Jan. 13, 2022
Description WordPress Core 5.8.2 - 'WP_Query' SQL Injection
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Jan. 13, 2022
Exploit type webapps
Platform php
Source update date Jan. 13, 2022
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165540/WordPress-Core-5.8.2-SQL-Injection.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/17efac8c8ec64555eff5cf51a3eff81e06317214
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-6676-cqfm-gw84
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50663
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-09-09T14:12:39Z/ Found at https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-020/
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99629
EPSS Score 0.90904
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T16:26:33.637158+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-buster.xml.bz2 38.0.0