CVE-2014-9097

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Apptha WordPress Video Gallery (contus-video-gallery) plugin 2.5, possibly as distributed before 2014-07-23, for WordPress allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the vid parameter in a myextract action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the playlistId parameter in the newplaylist page or (3) videoId parameter in a newvideo page to wp-admin/admin.php.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127611/WordPress-Video-Gallery-2.5-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html exploit
http://wordpress.org/plugins/contus-video-gallery/changelog patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68883 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9097?
CVE-2014-9097 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9097?
To fix CVE-2014-9097, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9097 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9097 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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