CVE-2024-3495

Country State City Dropdown CF7 <= 2.7.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Description

The Country State City Dropdown CF7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘cnt’ and 'sid' parameters in versions up to, and including, 2.7.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 93.30% Top 5%

Affected: trustyplugins Country State City Dropdown CF7

References

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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17dcacaf-0e2a-4bef-b944-fb7e43d25777?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/country-state-city-auto-dropdown/trunk/includes/ajax-actions.php#L8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/country-state-city-auto-dropdown/trunk/includes/ajax-actions.php#L22
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3089374%40country-state-city-auto-dropdown%2Ftrunk&old=3068802%40country-state-city-auto-dropdown%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-3495?: CVE-2024-3495 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-3495?: To fix CVE-2024-3495, 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-2024-3495 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2024-3495 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-3495?: CVE-2024-3495 affects trustyplugins Country State City Dropdown CF7.

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