WP Coder – add custom html, css and js code: SQL injection
WP Coder – add custom html, css and js code 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
- WP Coder – add custom html, css and js code
- Plugin slug
wp-coder- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 17, 2023
This CVE was published Feb 17, 2023 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Coder – add custom html, css and js code 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 WP Coder – add custom html, css and js code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.5.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. 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