WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2012-5328 Modified

Mingle Forum: SQL injection

Mingle Forum is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Mingle Forum
Plugin slug
mingle-forum
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 08, 2012
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published Oct 08, 2012 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Mingle Forum 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

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Mingle Forum plugin 1.0.32.1 and other versions before 1.0.33 for WordPress might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) memberid or (2) groupid parameters in a removemember action or (3) id parameter to fs-admin/fs-admin.php, or (4) edit_forum_id parameter in an edit_save_forum action to fs-admin/wpf-edit-forum-group.php.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary and upstream sources