Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.2.3
- Affected Plugin
- Dbox 3D Slider Lite
- Affected Version
<= 1.2.2- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2018-5374
At a glance
CVE-2018-5374 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Dbox 3D Slider Lite WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.2.2. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The issue is fixed in version 1.2.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2018, reported by DefenceCode.
Vulnerability Overview
The Dbox 3D Slider Lite plugin through 1.2.2 for WordPress has SQL Injection via settings\sliders.php (current_slider_id 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 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 Dbox 3D Slider Lite <= 1.2.2 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 Dbox 3D Slider Lite the fix is 1.2.3: builds <= 1.2.2 are affected, anything from 1.2.3 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.2.3, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Dbox 3D Slider Lite: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Dbox 3D Slider Lite 1.2.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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