# CVE-2024-1981: SQL injection in Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the WPvivid plugin to extract sensitive database information.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7g7m-2p63-98g8

## What is CVE-2024-1981?

CVE-2024-1981 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in wpvividplugins Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'table_prefix' parameter in version 0.9.68 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1981?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpvividplugins Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid

- [CVE-2024-10962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10962/): Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.107 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-36842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36842/): Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.35 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-41243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41243/): WordPress WPvivid Backup Plugin plugin <= 0.9.90 - Privilege Escalation on Staging Environment vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-4274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4274/): Path traversal in Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-5576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5576/): Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.91 - Google Drive Client Secret Exposure (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1981 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1981 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in wpvividplugins Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpvividplugins Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1981/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1981
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1981
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1981

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1981/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.