CVE-2013-3532

SpiderVPlayer <= 2.1 - SQL Injection

2013-04-11 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: SpiderVPlayer
Affected Version: <= 2.1
CVSS: 9.8Critical
Weakness type: CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE: CVE-2013-3532

At a glance

CVE-2013-3532 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the SpiderVPlayer WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.1. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed April 2013, reported by Ashiyane Digital Security Team.

Vulnerability Overview

SQL injection vulnerability in settings.php in the Web Dorado Spider Video Player plugin 2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the theme 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 SpiderVPlayer <= 2.1 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 SpiderVPlayer yet, so installs running <= 2.1 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 SpiderVPlayer: 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-2013-3532 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2bc8c04f-3764-473e-a216-7c5dc49abfa8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3532

Related records

Same weakness class

8.8SpiderVPlayer < 1.5.18 Multiple Blind Authenticated SQL Injections

Other vulnerabilities in SpiderVPlayer

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

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

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