CVE-2014-9178

SP Project & Document Manager < 2.4.4 - Multiple SQL Injection

2014-11-20 00:00
Dang Quoc Thai

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.4.4
Affected Plugin
SP Project & Document Manager
Affected Version
< 2.4.4
CVSS
9.8Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2014-9178
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At a glance

CVE-2014-9178 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 2.4.4. 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 2.4.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2014, reported by Dang Quoc Thai.

Vulnerability Overview

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in classes/ajax.php in the Smarty Pants Plugins SP Project & Document Manager plugin (sp-client-document-manager) 2.4.1 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) vendor_email[] parameter in the email_vendor function or id parameter in the (2) download_project, (3) download_archive, or (4) remove_cat function.

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 SP Project & Document Manager < 2.4.4 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 SP Project & Document Manager the fix is 2.4.4: builds < 2.4.4 are affected, anything from 2.4.4 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.4.4, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to SP Project & Document Manager: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: SP Project & Document Manager 2.4.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9178https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f95f73c-2377-46b7-a96f-6014a5b012c3https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9178

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