SQL injection in AdRotate Banner Manager for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU19488

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13570

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Update to version 5.3.

Vulnerable software versions

AdRotate Banner Manager: 3.11 - 5.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:adegans:adrotate:3.11:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adegans:adrotate:3.11.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adegans:adrotate:3.11.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2121787/adrotate
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-092
https://ajdg.solutions/2019/07/11/adrotate-pro-5-3-important-update-for-security-and-ads-txt/
https://ajdg.solutions/support/adrotate-development/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.