CVE-2024-13809 Hero Slider - WordPress Slider Plugin <= 1.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers with Subscriber access can exploit SQL injection to extract sensitive database information from the Hero Slider WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-13809?
CVE-2024-13809 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in heroplugins Hero Slider - WordPress Slider Plugin, published on 5 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hero Slider - WordPress Slider Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via several parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.5 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 Subscriber-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-2024-13809?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13809 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-2024-13809 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13809 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mhq-mwr8-jhqr.