CVE-2024-43144
SQLi in Stylemixthemes Cost Calculator Builder ≤ 3.2.16
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:LSummary
CVE-2024-43144 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Cost Calculator Builder. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 21% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-43144 is a SQL injection vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, present in the StylemixThemes Cost Calculator Builder WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions through 3.2.15 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.3, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with low attack complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and changed scope that can yield high confidentiality impact along with limited availability effects.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input to trigger arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database. Successful exploitation may allow extraction of sensitive data or other database operations without any prior authentication to the WordPress site.
The primary advisory published by Patchstack details the issue and is available at the referenced URL, directing administrators to apply vendor updates once released.
EPSS for the CVE reached a peak of 0.3382 after disclosure before receding to its current value of 0.2315, indicating a noticeable rise in exploitation interest following public release.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-40071
Vulnerability Data
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in StylemixThemes Cost Calculator Builder allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Cost Calculator Builder: from n/a through 3.2.15.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V6.2.5
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover SQLi flaws before deployment but does not stop their introduction.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from reaching SQL query construction without neutralization.
Secure engineering principles require parameterized queries and input sanitization that structurally eliminate SQLi.
System monitoring can identify attempted SQLi exploitation via anomalous queries after the weakness exists.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly target injection flaws during coding and review so largely prevent CWE-89 introduction, yet the single broad outcome leaves residual risk from incomplete neutralization techniques or missed edge cases.
Training raises developer awareness of SQLi risks and can reduce introduction likelihood (partial) but removes none of the actual coding flaw's risk by itself since technical neutralization is still required.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
The same secure-coding and static-analysis activities surface missing neutralization of SQL metacharacters before the system is accepted.
Early warnings and shared best-practice information help organizations apply the latest remediation techniques against SQL-injection vulnerabilities.
Threat-intelligence feeds that surface new SQL-injection campaigns enable rapid updates to query-construction defenses and detection signatures before exploitation occurs.
Secure-coding rules and security testing phases mandate the use of parameterized queries or equivalent escaping, preventing the construction of dynamic SQL statements from untrusted input.
Language-specific secure coding rules, peer review and SAST together prevent the construction of SQL statements from untrusted data without proper parameterization or escaping.