CVE-2024-5793

Houzez Theme - Functionality <= 3.2.2 - Authenticated (Seller+) SQL Injection

2024-07-08 00:00
István Márton

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.2.3
Affected Plugin
Houzez Theme - Functionality
Affected Version
<= 3.2.2
CVSS
8.8High
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2024-5793
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At a glance

CVE-2024-5793 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Houzez Theme - Functionality WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.2.2. 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 Seller level or above. The issue is fixed in version 3.2.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2024, reported by István Márton.

Vulnerability Overview

The Houzez Theme - Functionality plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘currency_code’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2 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 Custom-level (seller) 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')

Houzez Theme - Functionality <= 3.2.2 carries this weakness at currency_code, and reaching it takes an account at Seller 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 Houzez Theme - Functionality the fix is 3.2.3: builds <= 3.2.2 are affected, anything from 3.2.3 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.2.3, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Seller 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: Houzez Theme - Functionality 3.2.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5793https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a9bbe79-a4c3-42eb-8d4d-47d26dbe9f43https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5793

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