Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-6723

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 13 September 2024

Published
13 September 2024
Modified
27 September 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0021 44.0th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-6723 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Meowapps Ai Engine. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 44.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Enterprise AI Assistants; in the Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms risk domain.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 2.4.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by admin users when viewing chatbot discussions.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Enterprise AI Assistants
Risk Domain
Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
The vulnerability affects the AI Engine WordPress plugin, which provides AI chatbot functionality including discussions management, fitting the Enterprise AI Assistants category as it integrates AI assistants into WordPress environments often used in enterprise settings.

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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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin exploitable by authenticated admins enables exploitation of web application (T1190), credential access from database (T1212), and collection of data from databases (T1213.006).

Affected Assets

meowapps
ai engine
≤ 2.4.8

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

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

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References