Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-30497

CVE-2024-30497:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-30497) was discovered in I Thirteen Web Solution's WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.1.17. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 29, 2024, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) from NVD and 8.5 (HIGH) from Patchstack (NVD, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command). According to the CVSS v3.1 scoring, the vulnerability requires low attack complexity (AC:L) and low privileges (PR:L) with no user interaction (UI:N) needed. The attack vector is network-based (AV:N), potentially allowing remote exploitation (NVD).

Impact

The SQL injection vulnerability could allow malicious actors to directly interact with the database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The high CVSS scores indicate significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to version 1.1.18 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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