CVE-2024-38708

Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

2024-07-11 00:00
akas wisnu aji

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.6.2
Affected Plugin
Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale)
Affected Version
<= 1.6.1
CVSS
8.5High
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2024-38708
View all Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale) vulnerabilities

At a glance

CVE-2024-38708 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.6.1. It carries a CVSS score of 8.5 (reachable over the network; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.6.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2024, reported by akas wisnu aji.

Vulnerability Overview

The Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Reaching this weakness in Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) <= 1.6.1 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. 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 Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) the fix is 1.6.2: builds <= 1.6.1 are affected, anything from 1.6.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.6.2, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Subscriber access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) 1.6.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38708https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/950a7cc8-c057-41ba-ae2c-e6393cd5a01bhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38708

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