Participants Database Plugin for WordPress < 1.5.4.9 'query' Parameter SQL Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 76071

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability.

Description

The Participants Database Plugin for WordPress installed on the remote host is prior to version 1.5.4.9. It is, therefore, affected by a SQL injection vulnerability due to failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'query' parameter in the 'pdb-signup' script. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could leverage this issue to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the backend database, leading to manipulation of data or the disclosure of arbitrary data.

The application is reportedly also affected by an unspecified flaw in which insufficient privilege checks allows an unauthenticated user to execute actions reserved for administrative users when shortcodes are used.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.4.9 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76071

File Name: wordpress_participants_database_1_5_4_9_sqli.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/16/2014

Updated: 6/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress, cpe:/a:xnau:participants_databas3

Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3961

BID: 67769

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