Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-43965

High

Published: 29 August 2024

Published
29 August 2024
Modified
04 September 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.1843 95.4th percentile
Risk Priority 27 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-43965 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Smackcoders Sendgrid. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 4.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-43965 is an SQL injection vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, classified under CWE-89. It affects the SendGrid for WordPress plugin by Smackcoders, impacting all versions through 1.4.

The flaw can be exploited remotely over a network by unauthenticated attackers who must induce user interaction, such as through a crafted request. Successful exploitation yields a CVSS 8.2 impact with changed scope, resulting in high confidentiality exposure and limited availability effects on components beyond the plugin itself.

Patchstack maintains a public database entry for the issue at https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-sendgrid-mailer/wordpress-sendgrid-for-wordpress-plugin-1-4-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. The current EPSS score of 0.1843, with a recorded peak of 0.2087, indicates moderate and sustained exploitation interest.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Smackcoders SendGrid for WordPress allows SQL Injection.This issue affects SendGrid for WordPress: from n/a through 1.4.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

smackcoders
sendgrid
≤ 1.4

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.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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