Advanced Page Visit Counter <= 6.1.5 - Subscriber+ Blind SQL injection

2022-04-08 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.1.6

Affected PluginAdvanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin for WordPress

Affected Version< 6.1.6

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2021-24957

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Vulnerability Overview

The Advanced Page Visit Counter WordPress plugin through 6.1.5 does not escape the artID parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the apvc_reset_count_art AJAX action, available to any authenticated user, leading to a SQL injection

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.1.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24957 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96a0ca0c-7cd5-4be4-a833-fc15fff62362

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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