CVE-2021-43408CWE-89

Duplicate Post WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability

Medium · published November 19, 2021

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
10%
Percentile
95.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.09657 · 95.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2021-11-19T15:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 NOV 15:41Z
    Duplicate Post WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5