CVE-2024-1698 SQL injection in NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the NotificationX WordPress plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- 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-2024-1698?
CVE-2024-1698 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in wpdevteam NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'type' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2024-1698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Notificationx.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1698 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-2024-1698 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1698 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 4 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in wpdevteam NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfg4-396j-6xjx.