WP Custom Cursors: SQL injection
WP Custom Cursors 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
- WP Custom Cursors
- Plugin slug
wp-custom-cursors- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 17, 2022
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Oct 17, 2022 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Custom Cursors 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 Custom Cursors WordPress plugin before 3.2 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privileged users such as admin
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:H/A:H