Super Store Finder <= 6.4, Super Interactive Maps <= 2.1 - SQL Injection

2021-03-08 00:00
Eagle Eye

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 6.5
Affected Plugin
Super Store Finder
Affected Version
< 6.5
CVSS
9.8Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE pending
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At a glance

This record tracks a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Super Store Finder WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 6.5. 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 6.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2021, reported by Eagle Eye.

Vulnerability Overview

The Super Store Finder plugin in versions up to, and including 6.4 and the Super Interactive Maps plugin in versions up to, and including 2.1 for WordPress are vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘ssf_wp_id’ parameter due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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 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')

Super Store Finder < 6.5 carries this weakness at ssf_wp_id, and reaching it 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 Super Store Finder the fix is 6.5: builds < 6.5 are affected, anything from 6.5 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 6.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Super Store Finder: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Super Store Finder 6.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25971f3f-4816-416c-9de9-feb6326fe948

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