All In One WP Security & Firewall <= 3.8.2 - Authenticated Access or Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to SQL Injection via orderby, order Parameters

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2014-6242
CVSS High (7.4)
Publicly Published September 24, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the All In One WP Security & Firewall plugin before 3.8.3 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) orderby or (2) order parameter in the aiowpsec page to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.8.3
Patched Version
  • 3.8.3
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