Description

WordPress Plugin Global Content Blocks is prone to an SQL injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database. WordPress Plugin Global Content Blocks version 1.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.3 or latest

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49232/exploit

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17687/

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/view/104191/wpgcb-sql.txt

http://secunia.com/advisories/45684/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-89 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update SQL Injection