SQL Injection Vulnerability in Collapsing Categories Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-12025

7.5HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 December 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🔴 Public PoC

Summary

The Collapsing Categories plugin for WordPress contains a critical SQL Injection vulnerability due to insufficient input validation on the 'taxonomy' parameter in the /wp-json/collapsing-categories/v1/get REST API endpoint. Versions up to and including 3.0.8 are affected, allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate SQL queries. This flaw can potentially expose sensitive data from the database by appending malicious SQL instructions to the existing queries, thus compromising the integrity and confidentiality of user information. It is essential for users to update to the latest version to mitigate this security risk.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-12025
Created by RandomRobbieBF

Refferences

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🔴

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

Collectors

NVD Database1 Proof of Concept(s)
.