WordPress WP DS FAQ Plugin 'ajax.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	49225
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 18 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 18 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Miroslav Stampar
Vulnerable:	WordPress WP DS FAQ Plugin 1.3.2
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress WP DS FAQ Plugin 'ajax.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

WP DS FAQ Plugin for WordPress 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.

WP DS FAQ Plugin 1.3.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress WP DS FAQ Plugin 'ajax.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-ds-faq/ajax.php
action=delete_faqbook&id=-1 AND 1=IF(2>1,BENCHMARK(5000000,MD5(CHAR(115,113,108
,109,97,112))),0)

WordPress WP DS FAQ Plugin 'ajax.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

WordPress WP DS FAQ Plugin 'ajax.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)
  
• WordPress WP DS FAQ plugin <= 1.3.2 SQL Injection Vulnerability (Miroslav Stampar)