WordPress Paid Downloads Plugin 'download_key' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	49504
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 08 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 08 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Miroslav Stampar
Vulnerable:	WordPress Paid Downloads 2.01
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Paid Downloads Plugin 'download_key' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The Paid Downloads plug-in 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.

WordPress Paid Downloads versions 2.01 and prior are vulnerable.

WordPress Paid Downloads Plugin 'download_key' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/paid-downloads/download.php?download_key=-1' AND 1=IF(2>1,BENCHMARK(5000000,MD5(CHAR(115,113,108,109,97,112))),0)--%20

WordPress Paid Downloads Plugin 'download_key' Parameter 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 more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

WordPress Paid Downloads Plugin 'download_key' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Product Homepage (WordPress)