CVE-2019-10692

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 7.11.17 - SQL Injection

2020-09-09 00:00
Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 7.11.18
Affected Plugin
WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map
Affected Version
<= 7.11.17
CVSS
9.8Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2019-10692
View all WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map vulnerabilities

At a glance

CVE-2019-10692 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the WP Go Maps WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 7.11.17. 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 7.11.18; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2020.

Vulnerability Overview

In the wp-google-maps plugin before 7.11.18 for WordPress, includes/class.rest-api.php in the REST API does not sanitize field names before a SELECT statement.

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 WP Go Maps <= 7.11.17 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 WP Go Maps the fix is 7.11.18: builds <= 7.11.17 are affected, anything from 7.11.18 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 7.11.18, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WP Go Maps: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WP Go Maps 7.11.18 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10692https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a672c18b-1426-49fd-9590-eab8204afd5fhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10692

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