CVE-2024-13230 SQL injection in Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
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.
Other vulnerabilities in the_champ Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
- CVE-2024-9946 Auth bypass in Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
- CVE-2023-35882 WordPress Super Socializer Plugin <= 7.13.52 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2021-24987 Super Socializer < 7.13.30 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-4484 Super Socializer < 7.13.44 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-2836 Super Socializer < 7.13.64 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-796q-jfxq-692j.