WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2024-2661 Deferred

Barcode Scanner and Inventory manager. POS (Point of Sale) – scan barcodes & create orders with barcode reader: SQL injection

Barcode Scanner and Inventory manager. POS (Point of Sale) – scan barcodes & create orders with barcode reader is affected by SQL injection. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Barcode Scanner and Inventory manager. POS (Point of Sale) – scan barcodes & create orders with barcode reader
Plugin slug
barcode-scanner-lite-pos-to-manage-products-inventory-and-orders
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 02, 2024
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published May 02, 2024 and is one of 16 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Barcode Scanner and Inventory manager. POS (Point of Sale) – scan barcodes & create orders with barcode reader to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Barcode Scanner and Inventory manager. POS (Point of Sale) – scan barcodes & create orders with barcode reader. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the ‘currentIds’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources