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CVE-2024-55989: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A SQL Injection vulnerability was discovered in Kyle M. Brown's WP Simple Pay Lite Manager plugin affecting versions through 1.4. The vulnerability was identified on December 14, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-55989 (Patchstack, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.6 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-89 (Patchstack).

Impact

This SQL Injection vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to directly interact with the database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored in the database (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit, which significantly reduces its risk profile. As of the reporting date, there are no known instances of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects WP Simple Pay Lite Manager through version 1.4 (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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