CVE-2024-1789 SQL injection in WP SMTP
Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in WP SMTP to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1789?
CVE-2024-1789 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in jack-kitterhing WP SMTP, published on 26 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'search' parameter in versions 1.2 to 1.2.6 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 administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1789?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1789 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-2024-1789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2022-1443, GHSA-hcf3-w2q6-29cf.