Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.1
- Affected Plugin
- WonderPlugin Audio Player
- Affected Version
<= 2.0- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2015-2199
At a glance
CVE-2015-2199 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the WonderPlugin Audio Player WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The issue is fixed in version 2.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2015, reported by Kacper Szurek.
Vulnerability Overview
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the WonderPlugin Audio Player plugin before 2.1 for WordPress allow (1) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the item[id] parameter in a wonderplugin_audio_save_item action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the itemid parameter in the (2) wonderplugin_audio_show_item, (3) wonderplugin_audio_show_items, or (4) wonderplugin_audio_edit_item page to wp-admin/admin.php.
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, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Reaching this weakness in WonderPlugin Audio Player <= 2.0 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 WonderPlugin Audio Player the fix is 2.1: builds <= 2.0 are affected, anything from 2.1 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.1, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WonderPlugin Audio Player: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WonderPlugin Audio Player 2.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
Related records
Other vulnerabilities in WonderPlugin Audio Player
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