CVE-2024-5605 Media Library Assistant <= 3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter
Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the Media Library Assistant plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- 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-2024-5605?
CVE-2024-5605 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in dglingren Media Library Assistant, published on 20 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘order’ parameter within the mla_tag_cloud Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.16 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5605?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Davidlingren Media Library Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5605?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5605 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-2024-5605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in dglingren Media Library Assistant
- CVE-2023-4634 Media Library Assistant <= 3.09 - Unauthenticated Local/Remote File Inclusion & Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-11928 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-51661 WordPress Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.19 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-6823 File upload in Media Library Assistant
- CVE-2024-3518 Media Library Assistant <= 3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhjr-7mqj-rp86.