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CVE-2015-2292

6.5 · MEDIUM

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/class-bulk-editor-list-table.php in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 1.5.7, 1.6.x before 1.6.4, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow re…

Published Mar 17, 2015yoastCWE-89EPSS 5.79%

Overview

CVE-2015-2292 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting yoast wordpress_seo. It was published on March 17, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/class-bulk-editor-list-table.php in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 1.5.7, 1.6.x before 1.6.4, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) order_by or (2) order parameter in the wpseo_bulk-editor page to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from yoast. Update wordpress_seo to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
yoastwordpress_seo0Affected

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/130811/WordPress-SEO-By-Yoast-1.7.3.3-SQL-Injection.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/73Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031920Refwordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/Refwpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7841Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/36413/Refyoast.com/wordpress-seo-security-release/Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/130811/WordPress-SEO-By-Yoast-1.7.3.3-SQL-Injection.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/73Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031920

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2292?

CVE-2015-2292 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting yoast wordpress_seo. It was published on March 17, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-2292?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-2292?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from yoast. Update wordpress_seo to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-2292?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-2292 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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