LifterLMS Plugin up to 7.6.2 on WordPress Shortcode sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in LifterLMS Plugin up to 7.6.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-4743. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in LifterLMS Plugin up to 7.6.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Shortcode Handler. 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 LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the orderBy attribute of the lifterlms_favorites shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-4743 since 05/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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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• LifterLMS Plugin

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• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2

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