CVE-2024-1698
Published: 27 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-1698 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Notificationx. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The NotificationX plugin for WordPress, used for FOMO notifications, social proof, WooCommerce sales popups, and notification bars, contains an SQL injection vulnerability in all versions through 2.8.2. The flaw exists in the handling of the 'type' parameter, where insufficient escaping of user input and missing prepared statements allow arbitrary SQL to be appended to existing queries in components such as Database.php and Analytics.php.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue remotely without any credentials or user interaction to extract sensitive database contents. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting its critical severity and the potential for full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on affected sites.
Publicly available patches address the flaw through changesets that update the affected database and REST analytics handling code; site operators should apply the latest version of the plugin as soon as possible. The associated EPSS score remains elevated near 0.94, indicating sustained exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-17432
Vulnerability details
The NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'type' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient escaping…
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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.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.