Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.6
- Affected Plugin
- WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY
- Affected Version
< 2.6- CVSS
- 9.8Critical
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2014-9097
At a glance
CVE-2014-9097 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 2.6. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2014, reported by Claudio Viviani.
Vulnerability Overview
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Apptha WordPress Video Gallery (contus-video-gallery) plugin 2.5, possibly as distributed before 2014-07-23, for WordPress allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the vid parameter in a myextract action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the playlistId parameter in the newplaylist page or (3) videoId parameter in a newvideo page to wp-admin/admin.php.
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 privileges on the target site, 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 WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY < 2.6 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. 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 WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY the fix is 2.6: builds < 2.6 are affected, anything from 2.6 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.6, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY 2.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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