CVE-2024-6297 Several WordPress.org Plugins <= Various Versions - Injected Backdoor
Compromised WordPress plugins exfiltrate database credentials and create malicious admin users, requiring immediate uninstallation and malware scanning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6297?
CVE-2024-6297 is a critical vulnerability in blazeretail BLAZE Retail Widget, published on 25 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Several plugins for WordPress hosted on WordPress.org have been compromised and injected with malicious PHP scripts. A malicious threat actor compromised the source code of various plugins and injected code that exfiltrates database credentials and is used to create new, malicious, administrator users and send that data back to a server. Currently, not all plugins have been patched and we strongly recommend uninstalling the plugins for the time being and running a complete malware scan.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6297?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8242-gggm-vvxx.