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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-3811 in the critical feed json

SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to ex…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-15600

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.3%
EPSS 42.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server. The saveGoogleAdWords() function in smartgooglecode.php did not use prepared statements and did not sanitize the $_POST["oId"] variable before passing it as input into the SQL query.

Patch / fix

  • oturia smart_google_code_inserter 3.5

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-43420)

Exploit prediction

42.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43420 WordPress Plugin Smart Google Code Inserter < 3.5 - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection webapps, 2018-01-03
  • limbenjamin.com https://limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
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References

Sources

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