CVE-2024-48040 WordPress Tainacan plugin <= 0.21.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Tainacan WordPress plugin, potentially reading or modifying database content.
- 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-2024-48040?
CVE-2024-48040 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tainacan, published on 11 Oct 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 tainacan Tainacan tainacan allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Tainacan: from n/a through <= 0.21.8.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tainacan Tainacan.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48040 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-2024-48040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tainacan
- CVE-2024-34794 WordPress Tainacan plugin <= 0.21.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-47848 WordPress Tainacan Plugin <= 0.20.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-13236 Tainacan <= 0.21.12 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-7135 Tainacan <= 0.21.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read
- CVE-2024-34795 WordPress Tainacan plugin <= 0.21.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9832-82h6-vrv6.