CVE-2021-43408

Duplicate Post WordPress Plugin <= 1.1.9 - SQL Injection

mediumImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.2.0
Patched in
826d
Time to patch

Description

The "Duplicate Post" WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. SQL injection vulnerabilities occur when client supplied data is included within an SQL Query insecurely. SQL Injection can typically be exploited to read, modify and delete SQL table data. In many cases it also possible to exploit features of SQL server to execute system commands and/or access the local file system. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user who has been granted access to use the Duplicate Post plugin. By default, this is limited to Administrators, however the plugin presents the option to permit access to the Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber roles.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.2.0
PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected plugincopy-delete-posts

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