CVE-2024-30491
Published: 29 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-30491 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-30491 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) present in the Metagauss ProfileGrid WordPress plugin for user profiles, memberships, groups, and communities. It affects all versions through 5.7.8 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.5, reflecting network-accessible attack vector, low attack complexity, and low required privileges.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can supply crafted input that is not properly neutralized before use in SQL statements, allowing extraction of sensitive data with high confidentiality impact, limited availability effects, and scope change that reaches beyond the vulnerable component.
Patchstack has published advisory entries for this issue at the referenced URLs, though specific patch or mitigation steps are not detailed in the available references. The associated EPSS score sits at 0.5521 with no material rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-28411
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through 5.7.8.
- CWE(s)
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.