The Plugin Organizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'PO_plugin_path' parameter in versions up to, and including, 10.2.4. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user-supplied parameter in the perform_plugin_search() function, where esc_sql() output is passed as the replacement string to preg_replace(), which collapses backslash escapes and defeats the quoting protection; additionally, the AJAX handler lacks both nonce verification and capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 5
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/plugin-organizer/tags/10.2.4/lib/PO_…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/plugin-organizer/tags/10.2.4/lib/PO_…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/plugin-organizer/tags/10.2.4/lib/Plu…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&ne…
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3ca06c0-6a7d-43ee-ac…
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