CVE-2024-11009 SQL injection in Automatic Internal Links for SEO by Pagup
Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in the post_id parameter to extract sensitive database information from the WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-11009?
CVE-2024-11009 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Automatic Internal Links for SEO by Pagup, published on 27 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Internal Linking for SEO traffic & Ranking – Auto internal links (100% automatic) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘post_id’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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 Administrator-level access and above, 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-2024-11009?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11009 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-2024-11009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qm6j-3575-m93v.