Critical severity · published Jun 18, 2020
CVE-2020-13640
A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a…
9.8
CVSS
12.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a wpdLoadMoreComments request. (No 7.x versions are affected.)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.6% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WP
Wpdiscuz · Gvectors
through 5.3.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13640
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13640
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/06/1
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/tags/5.3.6
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2323200
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers
Patch
https://wpdiscuz.com/community/news/security-vulnerability-issue-in-5-3-5-please-udate/
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