#VU103406 SQL injection in WPExtended - CVE-2024-13184
Published: January 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103406
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-13184
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WPExtended
WPExtended
Software vendor:
WP Extended
WP Extended
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 in the Login Attempts module. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/trunk/includes/modules/core_extensions/wpext_limit_login_attempts/wpext_limit_login_attempts.php#L105
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3220003/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpextended/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abab29c7-88a9-4c6f-9691-ed9087cde2ff?source=cve