CVE-2017-14844

WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System (Unknown Version) - SQL Injection

2017-09-26 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System
Affected Version: *
CVSS: 8.8High
Weakness type: CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE: CVE-2017-14844

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At a glance

CVE-2017-14844 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System WordPress plugin, affecting versions *. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed September 2017, reported by Ihsan Sencan.

Vulnerability Overview

Mojoomla WPGYM WordPress Gym Management System allows SQL Injection via the 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 WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System * 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. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System yet, so installs running * stay exposed until the vendor ships one.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14844 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fef6c603-2beb-44df-8895-10ad0a9ef644 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14844

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CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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