# CVE-2024-39653: WordPress VikRentCar Car Rental Management System plugin <= 1.4.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the VikRentCar plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mpm3-6hq8-5x2v

## What is CVE-2024-39653?

CVE-2024-39653 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in E4J s.r.l. VikRentCar, published on 29 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in E4J s.R.L. VikRentCar allows SQL Injection.This issue affects VikRentCar: from n/a through 1.4.0.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39653?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E4jconnect Vikrentcar.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-39653?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39653 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-39653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in E4J s.r.l. VikRentCar

- [CVE-2024-11640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11640/): Cross-site request forgery in VikRentCar Car Rental Management System (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1845/): VikRentCar Car Rental Management System < 1.3.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2025-5322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5322/): VikRentCar Car Rental Management System <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-23998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23998/): WordPress VikRentCar Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-39653 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-39653 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in E4J s.r.l. VikRentCar, published on 29 Aug 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-2024-39653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: E4J s.r.l. VikRentCar. 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-2024-39653/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39653/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39653
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39653
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39653

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39653/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.