WordPress Content Audit 'options-general.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

BID:70214

Info

WordPress Content Audit 'options-general.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70214
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-5389
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 02 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 02 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Tom Adams
Vulnerable: WordPress Content Audit 1.6
Not Vulnerable: WordPress Content Audit 1.6.1

Discussion

WordPress Content Audit 'options-general.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

The Content Audit plugin for WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

Content Audit 1.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

WordPress Content Audit 'options-general.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attacker can exploit this issue with a browser.

Solution / Fix

WordPress Content Audit 'options-general.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

WordPress Content Audit 'options-general.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

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