SupportCandy: SQL injection
SupportCandy 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.
- Component
- SupportCandy
- Plugin slug
supportcandy- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 19, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jun 19, 2023 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update SupportCandy 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 SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 3.1.7 does not properly sanitise and escape the `id` parameter for an Agent in the REST API before using it in an SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection exploitable by users with a role as low as Subscriber.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H