SQL injection in Microblog Poster – Auto Publish on Social Media for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU19835

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.6.2.

Vulnerable software versions

Microblog Poster - Auto Publish on Social Media: 1.0 - 1.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cybperic:microblog-poster:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cybperic:microblog-poster:1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cybperic:microblog-poster:1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_642d8f7d8715d08f070a35b896f2d8bd.html
https://blog.cinu.pl/2015/11/php-static-code-analysis-vs-top-1000-wordpress-plugins.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.