CVE-2024-12773 Altra Side Menu <= 2.0 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Administrators can perform SQL injection attacks in the Altra Side Menu WordPress plugin due to unsanitized parameters.
- 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-2024-12773?
CVE-2024-12773 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Altra Side Menu, published on 27 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Altra Side Menu WordPress plugin through 2.0 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pulseextensions Altra Side Menu.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12773?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12773 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-2024-12773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Altra Side Menu
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9f7-mhwh-hfh9.