Database disclosure via unescaped bulk-delete question ID
Published Jul 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024
SQL injection in ExpressTech Systems Quiz and Survey Master before 9.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to read WordPress database data. The qsm_bulk_delete_question_from_database AJAX action passes the unvalidated and unescaped question_id value into a database query, allowing appended SQL and a time-delay oracle. Contributor-level access, a quiz containing a question, and a valid deletion nonce are required; the published proof of concept demonstrates blind query execution through a five-second database delay.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in ExpressTech Systems Quiz and Survey Master before 9.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to read WordPress database data. The qsm_bulk_delete_question_from_database AJAX action passes the unvalidated and unescaped question_id value into a database query, allowing appended SQL and a time-delay oracle. Contributor-level access, a quiz containing a question, and a valid deletion nonce are required; the published proof of concept demonstrates blind query execution through a five-second database delay.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5606
- Published
- Jul 2, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Vendor
- ExpressTech Systems
- Product
- Quiz and Survey Master
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <9.0.2
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Public exploit references
- WPScan time-based SQL injection proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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