Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-7857

CVE-2024-7857:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress contains a second order SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-7857) discovered on August 28, 2024. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 8.2.2. The issue exists in the 'sorttype' parameter of the 'mlfchangesorttype' AJAX action (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters and inadequate preparation of existing SQL queries in the Media Library Folders plugin. The issue specifically involves the 'sorttype' parameter in the 'mlfchangesorttype' AJAX action. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a high-severity issue (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to append additional SQL queries to existing queries. This capability can be leveraged to extract sensitive information from the database (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in a newer version of the plugin. Users are advised to update their Media Library Folders plugin to the latest version available (Wordfence).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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