# CVE-2024-37494: WordPress Youzify plugin <= 1.2.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Youzify plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8fx4-qfq2-463h

## What is CVE-2024-37494?

CVE-2024-37494 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify, published on 9 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify.This issue affects Youzify: from n/a through 1.2.5.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37494?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kainelabs Youzify.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-37494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-37494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in KaineLabs Youzify

- [CVE-2022-1950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1950/): Youzify < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2864/): WordPress Youzify - Buddypress Moderation plugin <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-13370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13370/): Missing authorization in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-4742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4742/): SQL injection in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-47191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47191/): WordPress Youzify Plugin <= 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-37494 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify, published on 9 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KaineLabs Youzify. 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-2024-37494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.