CVE-2024-30244 HIGH

CVE-2024-30244: WordPress Church Admin plugin <= 4.0.27 - SQL Injection via shortcode vulnerability

Vendor Andy_Moyle

Product Church Admin

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published March 28, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.0.27.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Church Admin versions 4.0.27 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability in a database query that processes user input without proper sanitization. An attacker with low-level user access can craft malicious input to extract sensitive data from the database or disrupt site availability. The vulnerability affects the entire application scope due to database access.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database or cause the site to become unavailable.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized access to database records and potential service disruption for Church Admin installations.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30244 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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