SQL injection in Forminator Contact Form, Poll & Quiz Builder - CVE-2019-9568
Published: April 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18248
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9568
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WPMU DEV
Affected software:
Forminator Contact Form, Poll & Quiz Builder
Forminator Contact Form, Poll & Quiz Builder
Detailed vulnerability 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 passed via the entry[] parameter to wp-admin/admin.php?page=forminator-entries URL, if the attacker has the delete permission. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9568
Install update from vendor's website.