SB2024111122 - SQL injection in WordPress Poll Maker plugin
Published: November 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024111122
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
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-2024-9874)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "orderby" parameter. 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 data in database.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a7e8284-d70f-4448-8f0d-99c23b8eda79?source=cve
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/179500/WordPress-Poll-Maker-5.3.2-SQL-Injection.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/5.4.6/includes/lists/class-poll-maker-results-list-table.php#L58
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/5.4.7/includes/lists/class-poll-maker-each-results-poll-list-table.php#L48