Administrator SQL injection via unvalidated sort parameters
Published Nov 23, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
SQL injection in MainWP Child before 4.1.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute injected SQL expressions. The time_capsule get_logs_rows action places attacker-controlled orderby and order values into a SQL statement without validation. Exploitation requires the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin, and injected expressions run through the WordPress database connection.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in MainWP Child before 4.1.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute injected SQL expressions. The time_capsule get_logs_rows action places attacker-controlled orderby and order values into a SQL statement without validation. Exploitation requires the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin, and injected expressions run through the WordPress database connection.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-24877
- Published
- Nov 23, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- MainWP
- Product
- MainWP Child
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=4.1.8 <4.1.8
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What is affected?
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan authenticated time-based SQL injection proof of conceptfunctional · validated
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