SQL Injection in FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU19197

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: CVE-2019-13573

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 lack of sanitisation in the order and order_by variable in the "getListPageData()" function. 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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FV Flowplayer Video Player: 0.9.12 - 7.3.18.727

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:foliovision:fv-wordpress-flowplayer:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foliovision:fv-wordpress-flowplayer:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foliovision:fv-wordpress-flowplayer:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2121566
https://github.com/foliovision/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/commit/02bea654fba7ae870c06e768350367903df985...

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.