Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.1.65
- Affected Plugin
- Payment Form for PayPal Pro
- Affected Version
< 1.1.65- CVSS
- 9.8Critical
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2020-14092
At a glance
CVE-2020-14092 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Payment Form for PayPal Pro WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.1.65. 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 1.1.65; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2020, reported by Rishi.
Vulnerability Overview
The CodePeople Payment Form for PayPal Pro plugin before 1.1.65 for WordPress allows SQL Injection via query 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 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 Payment Form for PayPal Pro < 1.1.65 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 Payment Form for PayPal Pro the fix is 1.1.65: builds < 1.1.65 are affected, anything from 1.1.65 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.1.65, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Payment Form for PayPal Pro: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Payment Form for PayPal Pro 1.1.65 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
Related records
Other vulnerabilities in Payment Form for PayPal Pro
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