Xnau Participants Database up to 1.5.4.0 query sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Xnau Participants Database up to 1.5.4.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument query with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in the Export CSV page in the Participants Database plugin before 1.5.4.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query parameter in an "output CSV" action to pdb-signup/.

The weakness was released 06/04/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3961 since 06/04/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

A public exploit has been developed by Yarubo Research Team and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76071 (Participants Database Plugin for WordPress < 1.5.4.9 'query' Parameter SQL Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 1.5.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93585), Tenable (76071) and Exploit-DB (33613).

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1505

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Yarubo Research Team
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Nessus ID: 76071
Nessus Name: Participants Database Plugin for WordPress < 1.5.4.9 'query' Parameter SQL Injection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Participants Database 1.5.4.1

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Advisory: 126878
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3961 (🔍)
X-Force: 93585
Vulnerability Center: 45144 - Participants Database Plugin for WordPress Remote SQL Injection via the Query Parameter, Medium
SecurityFocus: 67769 - WordPress Participants Database Plugin SQL Injection and Access Bypass Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 107626

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/22/2022 11:03
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (62), 05/31/2017 09:12 (11), 03/22/2022 10:57 (3), 03/22/2022 11:03 (1)
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