CVE-2019-14801

FV Flowplayer Video Player <= 7.3.14.727 - SQL Injection

2019-05-20 00:00
Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 7.3.15.727
Affected Plugin
FV Flowplayer Video Player
Affected Version
< 7.3.15.727
CVSS
9.8Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2019-14801
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At a glance

CVE-2019-14801 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the FV Flowplayer Video Player WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 7.3.15.727. 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 7.3.15.727; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2019.

Vulnerability Overview

The FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin before 7.3.15.727 for WordPress allows email subscription SQL injection.

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 FV Flowplayer Video Player < 7.3.15.727 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 FV Flowplayer Video Player the fix is 7.3.15.727: builds < 7.3.15.727 are affected, anything from 7.3.15.727 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 7.3.15.727, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to FV Flowplayer Video Player: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: FV Flowplayer Video Player 7.3.15.727 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14801https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9f301908-d491-492f-9347-432c462de286https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14801

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