Video Embed <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

2021-05-19 00:00
Syed Sheeraz Ali

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected PluginVideo Embed
Affected Version<= 1.0
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2021-24337
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Vulnerability Overview

The id GET parameter of one of the Video Embed WordPress plugin through 1.0's page (available via forced browsing) is not sanitised, validated or escaped before being used in a SQL statement, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to perform SQL injection.

Technical Analysis

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. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

External References

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