CVE-2021-25109

Futurio Extra <= 1.6.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection

2022-01-04 00:00
Jan w Oleju

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.6.3
Affected Plugin
Futurio Extra
Affected Version
< 1.6.3
CVSS
7.2High
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2021-25109
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At a glance

CVE-2021-25109 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Futurio Extra WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.6.3. It carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Admin level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.6.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2022, reported by Jan w Oleju.

Vulnerability Overview

The Futurio Extra WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 is affected by a SQL Injection vulnerability that could be used by high privilege users to extract data from the database as well as used to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) against logged in admins by making send open a malicious link.

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 Futurio Extra < 1.6.3 takes an account at Admin 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 Futurio Extra the fix is 1.6.3: builds < 1.6.3 are affected, anything from 1.6.3 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.6.3, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Admin 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: Futurio Extra 1.6.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25109https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f5a3ed2-1db2-47e4-9aca-8fb197174342https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25109

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