SB2020071526 - SQL injection in SRS Simple Hits Counter plugin for WordPress
Published: July 15, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020071526
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5766)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "srs_simple_hits_counter" function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and gain sensitive information on the target system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.