# CVE-2014-4939: SQL injection in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in the ENL Newsletter plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xj5-fgv9-m5qp

## What is CVE-2014-4939?

CVE-2014-4939 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in the ENL Newsletter (enl-newsletter) plugin 1.0.1 for WordPress allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in the enl-add-new page to wp-admin/admin.php.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4939?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enl Newsletter Plugin Project Enl-Newsletter.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4939?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4939 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-4939 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin ENL NewsLetter - '/wp-admin/admin.php' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-3059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3059/): ENL Newsletter <= 1.0.1 - Campaign Deletion via CSRF (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2024-3058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3058/): ENL Newsletter <= 1.0.1 - Stored XSS via CSRF (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-3060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3060/): ENL Newsletter <= 1.0.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection (medium 4.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4939 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4939 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-4939 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4939/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4939/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4939
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4939
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4939

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