CVE-2020-5579 SQL injection in Paid Memberships
Administrators can execute arbitrary SQL commands in the Paid Memberships plugin, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5579?
CVE-2020-5579 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Stranger Studios Paid Memberships, published on 20 May 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SQL injection vulnerability in the Paid Memberships versions prior to 2.3.3 allows attacker with administrator rights to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2020-5579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-25114 Paid Memberships Pro < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-0631 Paid Memberships Pro < 2.9.12 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2021-20678 SQL injection in Paid Memberships Pro
- CVE-2024-37486 WordPress Paid Memberships Pro plugin <= 3.0.5 - Authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35h4-gw83-rq54.