Intuitive Custom Post Order Plugin up to 3.1.3 on WordPress update_options/refresh objects/tags sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intuitive Custom Post Order Plugin up to 3.1.3 on WordPress. Affected is the function update_options/refresh. Performing a manipulation of the argument objects/tags results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-1016. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Intuitive Custom Post Order Plugin up to 3.1.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function update_options/refresh. The manipulation of the argument objects/tags 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Intuitive Custom Post Order plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.1.4.1, due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied 'objects' and 'tags' parameters and lack of sufficient preparation in the 'update_options' function as well as the 'refresh' function which runs queries on the same values. This allows authenticated attackers, with administrator permissions, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Note that this attack may only be practical on configurations where it is possible to bypass addslashes due to the database using a nonstandard character set such as GBK.

The weakness was presented 06/09/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-1016 since 02/24/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

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

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Intuitive Custom Post Order Plugin

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• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3

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