All In One WP Security & Firewall <= 3.8.2 - Authenticated Access or Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to SQL Injection via orderby, order Parameters
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 3.8.3
- Affected Plugin
- All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall
- Affected Version
< 3.8.3- CVSS
- 7.4High
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2014-6242
At a glance
CVE-2014-6242 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 3.8.3. It carries a CVSS score of 7.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account. The issue is fixed in version 3.8.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2014, reported by High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab.
Vulnerability Overview
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the All In One WP Security & Firewall plugin before 3.8.3 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) orderby or (2) order parameter in the aiowpsec page to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Reaching this weakness in All-In-One Security (AIOS) < 3.8.3 takes any authenticated account. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.
A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. For All-In-One Security (AIOS) the fix is 3.8.3: builds < 3.8.3 are affected, anything from 3.8.3 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 3.8.3, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to All-In-One Security (AIOS): WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: All-In-One Security (AIOS) 3.8.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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