How severe is CVE-2024-8757?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8757 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Afthemes Wp Post Author – Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars

CVE-2024-8757

The WP Post Author – Boost Your Blog's Engagement with Author Box, Social Links, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, Post Rating System, and Custom User Registration Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the linked_user_id parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Afthemes Wp Post Author – Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8757?: CVE-2024-8757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Afthemes Wp Post Author – Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-8757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8757 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.