Description

WordPress Plugin LayerSlider is prone to an SQL injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database. WordPress Plugin LayerSlider versions 7.9.11 - 7.10.0 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 7.10.1 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2024/04/5500-bounty-awarded-for-unauthenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-layerslider-wordpress-plugin/

https://layerslider.com/release-log/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2024-2879 CWE-89 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update SQL Injection