SQL Injection in Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter
CVE-2018-3811
SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server. The saveGoogleAdWords() function in smartgooglecode.php did not use prepared statements and did not sanitize the $_POST["oId"] variable before passing it as input into the SQL query.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.420 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.420 · newest: 0.420 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8988 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/smart-google-code-inserter/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43420/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-3811?
- CVE-2018-3811 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-01.
- How severe is CVE-2018-3811?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-3811 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.