CVE-2024-6928
Published: 08 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-6928 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Opti.Marketing Opti Marketing. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The Opti Marketing WordPress plugin through version 2.0.9 is affected by CVE-2024-6928, a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8. The plugin fails to sanitize and escape a parameter before incorporating it into a SQL statement executed via an AJAX action that is reachable by unauthenticated users.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can therefore supply crafted input to the AJAX endpoint and execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database. Successful exploitation can result in full read, write, or delete access to database contents, enabling data exfiltration, modification, or service disruption.
The single referenced advisory at wpscan.com provides the vulnerability details but does not describe available patches or specific mitigation steps. The associated EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.7986 with a current value of 0.7651, indicating sustained exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47914
Vulnerability details
The Opti Marketing WordPress plugin through 2.0.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.
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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.