LearnPress Plugin up to 4.2.7 on WordPress c_only_fields sql injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in LearnPress Plugin up to 4.2.7 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument c_only_fields leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-8522. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in LearnPress Plugin up to 4.2.7 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument c_only_fields with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'c_only_fields' parameter of the /wp-json/learnpress/v1/courses REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7 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 advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8522 since 09/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at 0day.today. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52171) and 0day.today (39755). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• LearnPress Plugin

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• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7

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