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CVE-2024-3561 Custom Field Suite <= 2.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Term Custom Field

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in Custom Field Suite 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-2024-3561?

CVE-2024-3561 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in mgibbs189 Custom Field Suite, published on 20 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Custom Field Suite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the the 'Term' custom field in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.7 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-2024-3561?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Custom Field Suite Project Custom Field Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2024-3561?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3561 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-2024-3561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vr8g-vr45-38w8.

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