CVE-2024-8855 json
WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-49636
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing editors and above to perform SQL injection attacks
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04084f2a-45b8-4249-a472-f156fad0c90a/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown WordPress Auction Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/04084f2a-45b8-4249-a472-f156fad0c90a/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8855
- NVD CVE-2024-8855
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