CVE-2024-13230 SQL injection in Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection to extract user metadata from the database in the Super Socializer WordPress plugin.

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-2024-13230?

CVE-2024-13230 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in the_champ Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer, published on 21 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited SQL Injection via the ‘SuperSocializerKey’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.14 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 values into the already existing query that can be used to extract user metadata from the database.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Heateor Super Socializer.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13230 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-2024-13230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-796q-jfxq-692j.

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