SQL injection in Forminator plugin for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU88810

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31077

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 user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote administrator 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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Forminator Contact Form, Poll & Quiz Builder: 1.5.1 - 1.29.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:wpmu_dev:forminator:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wpmu_dev:forminator:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wpmu_dev:forminator:1.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN50132400/index.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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