CVE-2019-14695

Popup Builder <= 3.44 - SQL Injection

2019-08-06 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 3.45
Affected Plugin: Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups.
Affected Version: <= 3.44
CVSS: 9.8Critical
Weakness type: CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE: CVE-2019-14695

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At a glance

CVE-2019-14695 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Popup Builder WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.44. 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 3.45; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2019, reported by Tin Duong.

Vulnerability Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Sygnoos Popup Builder plugin before 3.45 for WordPress. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected system via com/libs/Table.php because Subscribers Table ordering is mishandled.

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 Popup Builder <= 3.44 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 Popup Builder the fix is 3.45: builds <= 3.44 are affected, anything from 3.45 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.45, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Popup Builder: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Popup Builder 3.45 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14695 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cecffd72-4597-4308-9f21-4731269e8cf1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14695

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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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