# CVE-2024-55980: 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.

- **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:** 16 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v846-wcv6-j9fr

## What is CVE-2024-55980?

CVE-2024-55980 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in robindkumar Wr Age Verification, published on 16 Dec 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 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55980?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-55980?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-55980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Wr Age Verification <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (github_poc): https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-55980

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55980 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55980 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in robindkumar Wr Age Verification, published on 16 Dec 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-2024-55980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: robindkumar Wr Age Verification. 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-2024-55980/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55980/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55980
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55980
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55980

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55980/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.