CVE-2024-54221CWE-89

WordPress FAT Services Booking plugin <= 5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability

Critical · published December 4, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 SQL injection strikes again! This vulnerability in FAT Services Booking affects versions up to 5.6, leaving data defenseless. 🔥 Think of this SQL injection like a sneaky prankster at a restaurant — they manage to change your reservation to a table for 100 without anyone noticing! Only the chef (your database) can see what’s happening in the kitchen, and if they don’t check the order, chaos can ensue. An attacker could gain unauthorized access to the database, allowing them to read sensitive data, manipulate bookings, or even delete records. This could lead to catastrophic consequences for your business and your customers, including loss of trust and reputation.

Put simply

Think of this SQL injection like a sneaky prankster at a restaurant — they manage to change your reservation to a table for 100 without anyone noticing! Only the chef (your database) can see what’s happening in the kitchen, and if they don’t check the order, chaos can ensue. This SQL injection vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, enabling attackers to execute harmful SQL queries through user inputs. It affects versions from n/a up to 5.6 of the FAT Services Booking component.

What to do

An attacker could gain unauthorized access to the database, allowing them to read sensitive data, manipulate bookings, or even delete records. This could lead to catastrophic consequences for your business and your customers, including loss of trust and reputation. To protect your application, upgrade to the latest version of FAT Services Booking immediately. Additionally, ensure you validate and sanitize all user inputs to prevent SQL injection attacks, and consider using prepared statements for database queries to enhance security. You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll be on your way to securing your application like a pro! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00436 · 36.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2024-12-04T23:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 DEC 23:27Z
    WordPress FAT Services Booking plugin <= 5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability
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