Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-56284

Critical

Published: 07 January 2025

Published
07 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0041 62.0th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-56284 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. 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 38.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-56284 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89. It affects the sslplugins SSL Wireless SMS Notification WordPress plugin (ssl-wireless-sms-notification), impacting all versions from n/a through 3.5.0. The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-07.

The attack scenario enables exploitation over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation changes scope (S:C), resulting in high confidentiality impact (C:H) for data exposure and low availability impact (A:L), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3.

Patchstack provides details on mitigation in its advisory for the WordPress SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin 3.5.0 SQL Injection vulnerability at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ssl-wireless-sms-notification/vulnerability/wordpress-ssl-wireless-sms-notification-plugin-3-5-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in sslplugins SSL Wireless SMS Notification ssl-wireless-sms-notification allows SQL Injection.This issue affects SSL Wireless SMS Notification: from n/a through <= 3.5.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Direct SQL injection in a public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation without auth or interaction, mapping cleanly to T1190 for initial access via public app.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly mandates validation and sanitization of information inputs to neutralize special elements in SQL commands, comprehensively preventing this SQL injection vulnerability.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws, enabling patching of the vulnerable SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin affected by this CVE.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
preventdetect

Provides vulnerability scanning to detect SQL injection flaws like CVE-2024-56284 in plugins and hosted applications, facilitating remediation.

References