CVE-2024-30488 HIGH

CVE-2024-30488: WordPress Zotpress plugin <= 7.3.7 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Katie

Product Zotpress

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published March 29, 2024

Last update April 28, 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 Katie Zotpress zotpress.This issue affects Zotpress: from n/a through <= 7.3.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Zotpress versions 7.3.7 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability in a network-accessible function that requires low-level authentication. An attacker with a valid user account can inject malicious SQL commands to read sensitive data from the database. The vulnerability affects confidentiality severely and can also degrade system availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database and potentially degrade site performance.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized database access and potential data breach affecting all site users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account with low-level privileges.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 29, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30488 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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