The myLinksDump plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sort_by' and 'sort_order' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 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 administrator-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
High
Admin privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 5
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mylinksdump/tags/1.6/myLinksDump.php…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mylinksdump/tags/1.6/myLinksDump.php…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mylinksdump/trunk/myLinksDump.php#L4…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mylinksdump/trunk/myLinksDump.php#L4…
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/02b03c4a-1b2a-4fd0-88…
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