CVE-2024-13488
Published: 15 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-13488 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Enituretechnology Ltl Freight Quotes. 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 5.3% 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
The LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection via the 'dropship_edit_id' and 'edit_id' parameters in all versions up to and including 3.3.7. The issue arises from insufficient escaping of user-supplied input combined with a lack of prepared statements on existing SQL queries, corresponding to CWE-89 and carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw remotely by supplying crafted values to the affected parameters, allowing them to append arbitrary SQL to existing queries and extract sensitive data from the database.
The referenced Wordfence advisory and WordPress plugin trac changesets document the vulnerable code paths and the availability of a patched version that resolves the injection vectors.
EPSS reached a peak of 0.1819 against a current value of 0.1508, reflecting a moderate rise in observed exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51627
Vulnerability details
The LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'dropship_edit_id' and 'edit_id' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack…
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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?
Direct unauthenticated SQL injection in a public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation of the web application to extract database contents.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-10 requires validation of user-supplied inputs like 'dropship_edit_id' and 'edit_id' to prevent SQL injection by ensuring sufficient escaping and preparation of SQL queries.
SI-2 mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws such as the SQL injection vulnerability in the plugin code.
RA-5 involves vulnerability scanning that can identify SQL injection flaws in WordPress plugins like LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition.