CVE-2024-8757 json
Boost Your Blog's Engagement with WP Post Author <= 3.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-49400
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Post Author – Boost Your Blog's Engagement with Author Box, Social Links, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, Post Rating System, and Custom User Registration Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the linked_user_id parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- afthemes WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars
- afthemes wp_post_author
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d667bafc-5f19-4889-a988-236df050c013?source=cve
- github.com /GumGumZz/wordpress/blob/main/wp-post-author.md
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-post-author/trunk/includes/multi-authors/wpa-multi-authors.php#L182
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3166002/wp-post-author/trunk/includes/multi-authors/wpa-multi-authors.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8757
- NVD CVE-2024-8757
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