CVE-2023-1207
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2023-1207 affects the HTTP Headers WordPress plugin versions before 1.18.8. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by qerogram from Kakao Style Corp. and was publicly disclosed on April 24, 2023. This security flaw exists in the plugin's import functionality, which allows for the execution of arbitrary SQL commands on the server (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an SQL Injection (SQLI) vulnerability, falling under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection and CWE-89. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.6 (medium severity). The vulnerability specifically exists in the import functionality of the plugin's advanced settings section, where arbitrary SQL commands can be executed on the server (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers with administrative access to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected WordPress installation. This could potentially lead to unauthorized data manipulation, data theft, or other malicious database operations (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.18.8 of the HTTP Headers plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).

Additional resources


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