CVE-2024-11437 Timeline Designer <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in the Timeline Designer plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- 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-2024-11437?
CVE-2024-11437 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in solwininfotech Timeline Designer, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Timeline Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 's' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4 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-2024-11437?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11437?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11437 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-2024-11437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcf6-mpgv-484q.