# CVE-2024-4533: KKProgressbar2 Free <= 1.1.4.2 - Admin+ SQL Injection

> Admin users can perform SQL injection attacks in the KKProgressbar2 Free WordPress plugin due to unsanitized parameters.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 May 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025

## What is CVE-2024-4533?

CVE-2024-4533 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown KKProgressbar2 Free , published on 27 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The KKProgressbar2 Free  WordPress plugin through 1.1.4.2 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admin users to perform SQL injection attacks

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4533?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Krzysztof-Furtak Kkprogressbar2.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4533?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-4533 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4533 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown KKProgressbar2 Free 

- [CVE-2024-4535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4535/): KKProgressbar2 Free <= 1.1.4.2 - Progress Bar Deletion via CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-4534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4534/): KKProgressbar2 Free <= 1.1.4.2 - Stored XSS via CSRF (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4533 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4533 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown KKProgressbar2 Free , published on 27 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4533 exists.

Affected product: Unknown KKProgressbar2 Free . 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-2024-4533/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4533/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4533
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4533
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4533

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4533/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.