CVE-2014-8586

Calendar Event Multi View < 1.0.2 - SQL Injection

2014-10-23 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.0.2
Affected Plugin: CP Multi View Events Calendar
Affected Version: < 1.0.2
CVSS: 9.8Critical
Weakness type: CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE: CVE-2014-8586

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At a glance

CVE-2014-8586 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the CP Multi View Events Calendar WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.0.2. 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 1.0.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2014, reported by Claudio Viviani.

Vulnerability Overview

SQL injection vulnerability in the CP Multi View Event Calendar plugin 1.0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the calid parameter.

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 CP Multi View Events Calendar < 1.0.2 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 CP Multi View Events Calendar the fix is 1.0.2: builds < 1.0.2 are affected, anything from 1.0.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.0.2, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to CP Multi View Events Calendar: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: CP Multi View Events Calendar 1.0.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8586 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7085e16a-cdf3-4467-b957-23ab372416e6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8586

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in CP Multi View Events Calendar

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

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

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