Simple Membership WP user Import: SQL injection
Simple Membership WP user Import is affected by SQL injection. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Simple Membership WP user Import
- Plugin slug
simple-membership-wp-user-import- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 12, 2023
This CVE was published Jan 12, 2023 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Simple Membership WP user Import 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
The Simple Membership WP user Import plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges 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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N