YAWPP (Yet Another WordPress Petition Plugin) <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated SQL Injection

8.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2014-5182
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published May 28, 2014
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Anant Shrivastava (anantshri)

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the yawpp plugin 1.2.1 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users with Contributor privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands via vectors related to (1) admin_functions.php or (2) admin_update.php, as demonstrated by the id parameter in the update action to wp-admin/admin.php.

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Vulnerability Details for YAWPP (Yet Another WordPress Petition Plugin)

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug yawpp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.1
Patched Version
  • 1.2.2

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