VDB-104743 · CVE-2017-12199 · GCVE-0-2017-12199

Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog Plugin 4.2.11 on WordPress wp-admin/admin-ajax.php sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog Plugin 4.2.11 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-12199. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog Plugin 4.2.11 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation 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:

The Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin 4.2.11 for WordPress has SQL injection with these wp-admin/admin-ajax.php POST actions: catalogue_update_order list-item, video_update_order video-item, image_update_order list-item, tag_group_update_order list_item, category_products_update_order category-product-item, custom_fields_update_order field-item, categories_update_order category-item, subcategories_update_order subcategory-item, and tags_update_order tag-list-item.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2017. The weakness was presented 08/02/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12199 since 08/01/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.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.

See VDB-104744 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Etoile

Name

Ultimate Product Catalog Plugin

Version

4.2.11

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2017 🔍
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08/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
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08/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2019 +823 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104743
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2017 15:46
Updated: 11/03/2019 07:54
Changes: 08/02/2017 15:46 (59), 11/03/2019 07:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103