CVE-2015-2824

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.7.97 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a (1) hits[][] parameter in a sam_hits action to sam-ajax.php; the (2) cstr parameter in a load_posts action to sam-ajax-admin.php; the (3) searchTerm parameter in a load_combo_data action to sam-ajax-admin.php; or the (4) subscriber, (5) contributor, (6) author, (7) editor, (8) admin, or (9) sadmin parameter in a load_users action to sam-ajax-admin.php.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.08% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535168/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1136202/simple-ads-manager
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535165/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73698 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36613/ exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-ads-manager/changelog/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.itas.vn/news/ITAS-Team-found-out-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-Hakin9-IT-Security-Magazine-78.html exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/7 mailing list exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131280/WordPress-Simple-Ads-Manager-2.5.94-2.5.96-SQL-Injection.html exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/6 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2824?
CVE-2015-2824 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2824?
To fix CVE-2015-2824, 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-2015-2824 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2824 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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