CVE-2024-6338

FV Player <= 7.5.46.7212 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via exclude Parameter

2024-07-18 19:26
Arkadiusz Hydzik

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 7.5.47.7212
Affected Plugin
FV Flowplayer Video Player
Affected Version
<= 7.5.46.7212
CVSS
8.8High
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2024-6338
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At a glance

CVE-2024-6338 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the FV Flowplayer Video Player WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 7.5.46.7212. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 7.5.47.7212; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2024, reported by Arkadiusz Hydzik.

Vulnerability Overview

The FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘exclude’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.46.7212 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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')

FV Flowplayer Video Player <= 7.5.46.7212 carries this weakness at exclude, and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber 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 FV Flowplayer Video Player the fix is 7.5.47.7212: builds <= 7.5.46.7212 are affected, anything from 7.5.47.7212 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 7.5.47.7212, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Subscriber 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: FV Flowplayer Video Player 7.5.47.7212 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6338https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4185a0e-d944-408f-8a43-8f9c6bc3964dhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6338

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