SQL Injection in Content Audit Project
CVE-2014-5389
SQL injection vulnerability in content-audit-schedule.php in the Content Audit plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "Audited content types" option in the content-audit page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Content Audit Project — versions 1.6, 1.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/128525/WordPress-Content-Audit-1.6-Blind-SQL-Inje… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70214 (vdb-entry)
- security.dxw.com/advisories/blind-sqli-vulnerability-in-content-audit-could-all… (Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/8 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/content-audit/changelog
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5389?
- CVE-2014-5389 is a vulnerability in Content Audit Project, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2014-10-06.
- Is CVE-2014-5389 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.