SB2022102715 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IP Blacklist Cloud plugin for WordPress
Published: October 27, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43462)
CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote administrator 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.
2) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42462)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ip-blacklist-cloud/wordpress-ip-blacklist-cloud-plugin-5-00-auth-sql-injection-sqli-vulnerability
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ip-blacklist-cloud/wordpress-ip-blacklist-cloud-plugin-5-00-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability