CVE-2024-55979 WordPress Wr Age Verification plugin <= 2.0.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Wr Age Verification plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.
- 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-2024-55979?
CVE-2024-55979 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in robindkumar Wr Age Verification, published on 16 Dec 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 robindkumar Wr Age Verification wr-age-verification allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Wr Age Verification: from n/a through <= 2.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55979?
How do I fix CVE-2024-55979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55979 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-2024-55979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h2x-fwcw-rwv2.