Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz Plugin up to 1.2.6 on WordPress unprivileged saveQuestionVote ID sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz Plugin up to 1.2.6 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function saveQuestionVote of the file unauthenticated/unprivileged. This manipulation of the argument ID as part of SQL Query causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-14230. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz Plugin up to 1.2.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is the function saveQuestionVote of the file unauthenticated/unprivileged. The manipulation of the argument id as part of a SQL Query 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:

An issue was discovered in the Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz plugin before 1.2.7 for WordPress. One could exploit the id parameter in the set_count ajax nopriv handler due to there being no sanitization prior to use in a SQL query in saveQuestionVote. This allows an unauthenticated/unprivileged user to perform a SQL injection attack capable of remote code execution and information disclosure.

The weakness was presented 07/21/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-14230 since 07/21/2019. 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.

Upgrading to version 1.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz Plugin

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• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6

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