NotificationX Plugin up to 2.8.2 on WordPress sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in NotificationX Plugin up to 2.8.2 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-1698. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in NotificationX Plugin up to 2.8.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'type' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

The weakness was disclosed 02/26/2024. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-1698 since 02/21/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/12/2026). 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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• NotificationX Plugin

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• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2

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