Smart Google Code Inserter < 3.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

9.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2018-3811
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published January 1, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Benjamin Lim

Description

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Smart Google Code Inserter

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug smart-google-code-inserter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.5
Patched Version
  • 3.5

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