Medium severity · published Jan 24, 2025
CVE-2024-13594
Simple Downloads List <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Simple Downloads List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'category' attribute of the 'neofix_sdl' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SD
Simple Downloads List · neofix
through 1.4.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13594
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13594
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-downloads-list/trunk/lists/list_1/download_list_1.php#L20
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3226486%40simple-downloads-list&new=3226486%40simple-downloads-list&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file14
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/49f5bb21-d18f-453b-bef4-e3b234d162c8?source=cve
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