CVE-2024-11710
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Job Portal WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Administrator privileges to execute arbitrary SQL queries. Attackers can extract sensitive database information like user credentials, job applications, and company data. Only WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this specific plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website
📦 What is this software?
Wp Job Portal by Wpjobportal
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including extraction of administrator credentials, sensitive job applicant data, company information, and potential privilege escalation to full site control.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of job postings, applicant information, user details, and potentially plugin-specific configuration data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to administrator-only access requirement and proper network segmentation preventing lateral movement.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated administrator access, making it less likely to be widely weaponized but trivial for compromised admin accounts
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.2.3
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3202327/wp-job-portal/tags/2.2.3/modules/fieldordering/model.php
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Job Portal plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 2.2.3+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-job-portal
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting fieldfor, visibleParent, and id parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Administrator access from unnecessary users and implement strict access controls
- Implement network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation from sensitive databases
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → WP Job Portal version number. If version is 2.2.2 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-job-portal --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.2.3 or higher in WordPress admin panel and check that the fieldordering/model.php file contains proper SQL query preparation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress or database logs
- Multiple requests with SQL injection patterns in fieldfor, visibleParent, or id parameters
- Administrator account performing unexpected database operations
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with SQL payloads in parameters
- Unusual outbound database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("fieldfor" OR "visibleParent" OR "id") AND ("UNION" OR "SELECT" OR "FROM" OR "WHERE" OR "--" OR "' OR '1'='1")🔗 References
- https://gist.github.com/g1-nhantv/40e061bbd2aa26bb89060aff7879feb1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3202327/wp-job-portal/tags/2.2.3/modules/fieldordering/model.php?old=3187129&old_path=wp-job-portal%2Ftags%2F2.2.2%2Fmodules%2Ffieldordering%2Fmodel.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80fcaea8-5837-4d8c-afef-b9ed4fd31227?source=cve
