CVE-2024-7857 Media Library Folders <= 8.2.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Second-Order SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers can exploit second-order SQL injection to extract sensitive database information from the Media Library Folders plugin.
- 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-2024-7857?
CVE-2024-7857 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in maxfoundry Media Library Folders, published on 29 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to second order SQL Injection via the 'sort_type' parameter of the 'mlf_change_sort_type' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 8.2.2 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 subscriber-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-2024-7857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maxfoundry Media Library Folders.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7857 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-2024-7857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in maxfoundry Media Library Folders
- CVE-2024-30486 WordPress Media Library Folders plugin <= 8.1.7 - Auth. SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-31287 WordPress Media Library Folders plugin <= 8.1.8 - Directory Traversal vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7858 Media Library Folders <= 8.2.3 - Missing Authorization on Various Functions
- CVE-2024-3615 Media Library Folders <= 8.2.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 's'
- CVE-2022-41634 WordPress Media Library Folders plugin <= 7.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-967p-q58c-5vc2.