CVE-2024-37112

WishList Member X <= 3.25.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary SQL Execution

2024-06-20 00:00
Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.26.7
Affected Plugin
Wishlist Member
Affected Version
< 3.26.7
CVSS
10.0Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2024-37112
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At a glance

CVE-2024-37112 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Wishlist Member WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 3.26.7. It carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 3.26.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2024, reported by Dave Jong.

Vulnerability Overview

The WishList Member X plugin for WordPress is vulnerable SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.25.1 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 run arbitrary SQL queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database and inject new information.

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 Wishlist Member < 3.26.7 takes no account at all. 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 Wishlist Member the fix is 3.26.7: builds < 3.26.7 are affected, anything from 3.26.7 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.26.7, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Requests carrying this pattern arrive without a session, so nothing upstream of the firewall gets a chance to reject them: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Wishlist Member 3.26.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37112https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/191c3c86-0704-4d3c-b7ba-22cefbdc65f1https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37112

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