CVE-2023-50846
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through specially crafted inputs. It affects all WordPress sites using RegistrationMagic versions up to 5.2.4.5, potentially enabling unauthorized database access and manipulation.
💻 Affected Systems
- RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including user credential theft, sensitive data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover through arbitrary code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user registration data, personal information exposure, and potential privilege escalation within the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting non-sensitive data tables.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity, especially when unauthenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.2.4.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find RegistrationMagic and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 5.2.4.6 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the RegistrationMagic plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager
WAF Rule Implementation
allAdd SQL injection detection rules to web application firewall
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → RegistrationMagic version. If version is 5.2.4.5 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify RegistrationMagic plugin version is 5.2.4.6 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like patterns
- Unexpected database queries from web application
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "mysql_fetch" OR "You have an error in your SQL syntax")🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/wordpress-registrationmagic-plugin-5-2-4-5-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/wordpress-registrationmagic-plugin-5-2-4-5-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
