SQL injection in WP-EMail for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU19803

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 2.67.2.

Vulnerable software versions

WP-EMail: 1.00 - 2.67.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:gamerz:wp-email:1.00:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gamerz:wp-email:2.00b:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gamerz:wp-email:2.01:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-email/commit/bcae41780ef78ce4d0780fc417c0343d5715b18a

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.