CVE-2024-32551

SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.71 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injeciton

2024-04-16 00:00
CatFather

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Plugin
SP Project & Document Manager
Affected Version
<= 4.71
CVSS
9.9Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2024-32551
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At a glance

CVE-2024-32551 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 <= 4.71. It carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Author level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed April 2024, reported by CatFather.

Vulnerability Overview

The SP Project & Document Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via an unknown parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.71 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 author-level 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, availability.

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Reaching this weakness in SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.71 takes an account at Author 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. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for SP Project & Document Manager yet, so installs running <= 4.71 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?

An attacker needs Author 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. 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-2024-32551https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d8e3832-b3ed-4687-94d8-8ba2c832584chttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32551

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