wpdatatables up to 1.5.3 wpdatatables.php table_id sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in wpdatatables up to 1.5.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file wpdatatables.php. The manipulation of the argument table_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in wpdatatables.php in the wpDataTables plugin 1.5.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the table_id parameter in a get_wdtable action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

The weakness was disclosed 12/02/2014 by Claudio Viviani (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9175 since 12/02/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Claudio Viviani in Python and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wpdatatables.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98928) and Exploit-DB (35340).

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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: Claudio Viviani
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Advisory: 129232
Researcher: Claudio Viviani
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-9175 (🔍)
X-Force: 98928
SecurityFocus: 71271 - WordPress wpDataTables Plugin 'wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

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

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Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/07/2022 07:19
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (50), 04/10/2018 11:09 (11), 04/07/2022 07:19 (3)
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