SEMA API: SQL injection
SEMA API is affected by SQL injection. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- SEMA API
- Plugin slug
sema-api- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 09, 2022
This CVE was published May 09, 2022 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update SEMA API to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The SEMA API WordPress plugin before 4.02 does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via an AJAX action, leading to SQL Injections exploitable by unauthenticated users
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H