CVE-2024-13594 Simple Downloads List <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the Simple Downloads List 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-2024-13594?
CVE-2024-13594 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in neofix Simple Downloads List, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Downloads List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'category' attribute of the 'neofix_sdl' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 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-level 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-2024-13594?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Neofix Simple Downloads List.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13594 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-2024-13594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcxq-gp74-3365.