CVE-2024-13491
Published: 19 February 2025
Description
The Small Package Quotes – For Customers of FedEx plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'edit_id' and 'dropship_edit_id' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-13491 is a SQL injection vulnerability in the Small Package Quotes – For Customers of FedEx plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 4.3.1. The flaw arises from insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters 'edit_id' and 'dropship_edit_id', combined with inadequate preparation of existing SQL queries, allowing attackers to append malicious SQL payloads. It is classified under CWE-89 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability disruption.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By injecting additional SQL queries via the vulnerable parameters, they can extract sensitive information from the database, such as user credentials, orders, or other plugin-related data stored in WordPress sites using the plugin.
Mitigation is addressed in the WordPress plugin trac changeset 3242108, which likely includes the patch fixing the escaping and query preparation issues. The Wordfence threat intelligence advisory provides further details on the vulnerability and recommended actions, such as updating the plugin beyond version 4.3.1. Security practitioners should scan and update affected WordPress installations promptly.
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