Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.1.0
- Affected Plugin
- Easy2Map Photos
- Affected Version
<= 1.0.9- CVSS
- 9.8Critical
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2015-4615
At a glance
CVE-2015-4615 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Easy2Map Photos WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.0.9. 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 1.1.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2015, reported by Larry W. Cashdollar.
Vulnerability Overview
Vulnerability in Easy2map-photos WordPress Plugin v1.0.9 allows SQL Injection via unsanitized mapTemplateName, mapName, mapSettingsXML, parentCSSXML, photoCSSXML, mapCSSXML, mapHTML,mapID variables. CVE-2015-10126 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
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 Easy2Map Photos <= 1.0.9 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 Easy2Map Photos the fix is 1.1.0: builds <= 1.0.9 are affected, anything from 1.1.0 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.1.0, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Easy2Map Photos: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Easy2Map Photos 1.1.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
Related records
Other vulnerabilities in Easy2Map Photos
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