Wow Forms: SQL injection
Wow Forms 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
- Wow Forms
- Plugin slug
wow-forms- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 08, 2021
This CVE was published Nov 08, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Wow Forms 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 Wow Forms WordPress plugin through 3.1.3 does not sanitise or escape a 'did' GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, when deleting a form in the admin dashboard, leading to an authenticated SQL injection
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H