CVE-2024-12157
Published: 07 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-12157 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 5.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
The Popup – MailChimp, GetResponse and ActiveCampaign Integrations plugin for WordPress, also known as ultimate-popup-creator, contains a SQL injection vulnerability in all versions through 3.2.6. The flaw exists in the 'upc_delete_db_record' AJAX action, where the 'id' parameter is insufficiently escaped and the query lacks prepared statements, allowing arbitrary SQL to be appended to existing database queries.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue over the network to extract sensitive information from the WordPress database. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 with a vector indicating no authentication or user interaction is required.
Public references include the plugin directory page and a Wordfence advisory that detail the affected code path and recommend updating or disabling the plugin until a fix is available. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2291 before settling at 0.1327, indicating increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-50634
Vulnerability details
The Popup – MailChimp, GetResponse and ActiveCampaign Intergrations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'id' parameter of the 'upc_delete_db_record' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.6 due to insufficient escaping on the user…
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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.
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Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables unauthenticated remote exploitation of a web application for database access.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates SQL injection by requiring validation of user-supplied inputs such as the unescaped 'id' parameter in the AJAX action.
Addresses the specific flaw in the WordPress plugin by identifying, reporting, and correcting the insufficient escaping and preparation in SQL queries.
Enables proactive scanning to detect and remediate SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-12157 in plugins prior to exploitation.