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CVE-2023-50849:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The E2Pdf – Export To Pdf Tool for WordPress plugin contains an SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-50849) that affects versions up to 1.20.23. The vulnerability was discovered by Muhammad Daffa and publicly disclosed on December 21, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (CWE-89). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) from NVD and 7.6 (HIGH) from Patchstack. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient escaping on user-supplied parameters and lack of sufficient preparation in existing SQL queries (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with administrator access to append additional SQL queries to existing ones, potentially enabling the extraction of sensitive information from the database (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.20.24 of the E2Pdf plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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