Location Manager: SQL injection
Location Manager is affected by SQL injection. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Location Manager
- Plugin slug
location-manager- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 21, 2021
This CVE was published Jun 21, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Location Manager 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.
Technical description
In the Location Manager WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.10, the AJAX action gd_popular_location_list did not properly sanitise or validate some of its POST parameters, which are then used in a SQL statement, leading to unauthenticated SQL Injection issues.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H