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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8275
CVE-2024-8275:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress contains a critical SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-8275) discovered in all versions up to and including 6.6.4. The vulnerability affects the 'tribehasnext_event' function, specifically in its 'order' parameter. This popular plugin, with over 700,000 active installations, is used for creating and managing event calendars on WordPress sites (SecurityOnline).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping of the 'order' parameter and inadequate preparation of existing SQL queries in the tribehasnextevent() function. This security flaw has been assigned a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating its severe nature. The vulnerability specifically affects sites that have manually added the tribehasnextevent() function (NVD, SecurityOnline).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries to existing queries, potentially enabling them to extract sensitive information from the database. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data and compromise of site integrity (SecurityOnline).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are strongly advised to update to version 6.6.4.1 or newer, which contains the security patch addressing this vulnerability. The update implements enhanced security measures to prevent SQL injection attacks (ASEC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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