CVE-2024-32709
Published: 24 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-32709 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-32709 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) present in the WP-Recall WordPress plugin developed by Plechev Andrey. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands and affects all versions through 16.26.5. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and changed scope with high confidentiality and limited availability impact.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to trigger arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database. Successful exploitation may allow extraction of sensitive data stored by the plugin, with secondary effects on service availability; the changed scope indicates potential impact beyond the immediate WordPress installation.
Public advisories published by Patchstack document the issue and identify the affected plugin versions, directing administrators to apply vendor updates once released to eliminate the injection vector. The associated EPSS score has remained at 0.9291 without an observable rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-30496
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Plechev Andrey WP-Recall.This issue affects WP-Recall: from n/a through 16.26.5.
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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.