// For flags

CVE-2022-3849

WP User Merger < 1.5.3 - Admin+ SQLi via user_id

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The WP User Merger WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as admin

El complemento WP User Merger de WordPress anterior a 1.5.3 no sanitiza ni escapa adecuadamente un parámetro antes de usarlo en una declaración SQL, lo que lleva a una inyección de SQL explotable por usuarios con un rol tan bajo como administrador.

The WP User Merger plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'reassign_user' parameter versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

*Credits: Kunal Sharma (University of Kaiserslautern), Daniel Krohmer (Fraunhofer IESE)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-11-07 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wp User Merger Project
Search vendor "Wp User Merger Project"
 Wp User Merger
Search vendor "Wp User Merger Project" for product "Wp User Merger"
 < 1.5.3
Search vendor "Wp User Merger Project" for product "Wp User Merger" and version " < 1.5.3"
wordpress
Affected