CVE-2024-0709 SQL injection in Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List

Critical 9.8 Published 5 Feb 2024 Updated 27 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Cryptocurrency Widgets plugin to extract sensitive database information.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-0709?

CVE-2024-0709 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in narinder-singh Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'coinslist' parameter in versions 2.0 to 2.6.5 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.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0709?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Coolplugins Cryptocurrency Widgets.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0709?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0709 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-2024-0709 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf6q-mwq5-j3p8.