WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27525
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-0520
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 30 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	enter_the_dragon discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	WordPress WassUp Plugin 1.4.3
Not Vulnerable:	WordPress WassUp Plugin 1.4.3a

WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

WordPress WassUp plugin 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.

The issue affects WassUp 1.4.3; other versions may also be vulnerable.

WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/27525.php

WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor indicates that this issue is resolved in WassUp 1.4.3a.


WordPress WassUp Plugin 1.4.3

• WordPress wassup.1.4.3a.zip
  http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wassup.1.4.3a.zip

WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress WassUp Plugin Homepage (WordPress)