WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2020-8596 Modified

Participants Database: SQL injection

Participants Database 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 7.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Participants Database
Plugin slug
participants-database
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 11, 2020
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published Feb 11, 2020 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update Participants Database to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).

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

References

Primary and upstream sources