CVE-2021-25037: All In One SEO < 4.1.5.3 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-25037 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) SQL Injection vulnerability in aioseo all_in_one_seo. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-01-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 4.1.5.3 is affected by an authenticated SQL injection issue, which was discovered during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team, and could grant attackers access to privileged information from the affected site’s database (e.g., usernames and hashed passwords).

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.