CVE-2021-43408 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-43408: Duplicate Post WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Copy Delete Posts
Product Duplicate Post WordPress Plugin
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published November 19, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The "Duplicate Post" WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. SQL injection vulnerabilities occur when client supplied data is included within an SQL Query insecurely. SQL Injection can typically be exploited to read, modify and delete SQL table data. In many cases it also possible to exploit features of SQL server to execute system commands and/or access the local file system. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user who has been granted access to use the Duplicate Post plugin. By default, this is limited to Administrators, however the plugin presents the option to permit access to the Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber roles.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated