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CVE-2024-6265: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The UsersWP plugin for WordPress (versions up to 1.2.10) contains a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-6265) discovered in June 2024. The vulnerability exists in the 'uwp_sort_by' parameter due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied input and inadequate SQL query preparation (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as Critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (CWE-89), allowing manipulation of the 'uwp_sort_by' parameter (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries to existing queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access and extraction of sensitive information from the database (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers remotely through the manipulation of the 'uwp_sort_by' parameter. No special privileges or user interaction is required for exploitation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to version 1.2.11 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The patch has been made available through the WordPress plugin repository (Wordpress Patch).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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