CVE-2024-1317 RSS Aggregator by Feedzy <= 4.4.2 - Authenticated(Contributor+) SQL Injection

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the Feedzy plugin to extract sensitive database information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1317?

CVE-2024-1317 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in themeisle RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘search_key’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2 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 contributor 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-2024-1317?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeisle Rss Aggregator by Feedzy.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1317 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-2024-1317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4xx5-qm5g-p5ph.

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