8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-43408
WordPress Duplicate Post SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

The "Duplicate Post" WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. SQL injection vulnerabilities occur when client supplied data is included within an SQL Query insecurely. SQL Injection can typically be exploited to read, modify and delete SQL table data. In many cases it also possible to exploit features of SQL server to execute system commands and/or access the local file system. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user who has been granted access to use the Duplicate Post plugin. By default, this is limited to Administrators, however the plugin presents the option to permit access to the Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber roles.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-43408 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43408 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Duplicate_post_project duplicate_post
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

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Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
11 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 931 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 935 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 935 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 31, 2022, 3 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

The whole collection of Exploits developed by me (Hacker5preme)

Python

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
97 stars 29 fork 29 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2021, 6:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 29 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-43408 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43408 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://appcheck-ng.com/security-advisory-duplicate-post-wordpress-plugin-sql-injection-vulnerability/
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.2.0/post/handler.php#L510
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://appcheck-ng.com/security-advisory-duplicate-post-wordpress-plugin-sql-injection-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://appcheck-ng.com/security-advisory-duplicate-post-wordpress-plugin-sql-injection-vulnerability/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.2.0/post/handler.php#L510 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.2.0/post/handler.php#L510 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:duplicate_post_project:duplicate_post:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Duplicate Post WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. SQL injection vulnerabilities occur when client supplied data is included within an SQL Query insecurely. SQL Injection can typically be exploited to read, modify and delete SQL table data. In many cases it also possible to exploit features of SQL server to execute system commands and/or access the local file system. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user who has been granted access to use the Duplicate Post plugin. By default, this is limited to Administrators, however the plugin presents the option to permit access to the Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber roles. The "Duplicate Post" WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. SQL injection vulnerabilities occur when client supplied data is included within an SQL Query insecurely. SQL Injection can typically be exploited to read, modify and delete SQL table data. In many cases it also possible to exploit features of SQL server to execute system commands and/or access the local file system. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user who has been granted access to use the Duplicate Post plugin. By default, this is limited to Administrators, however the plugin presents the option to permit access to the Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber roles.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43408 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

31.28 }} -22.64%

score

0.96377

percentile

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