CVE-2024-12109
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows WordPress administrators to perform SQL injection attacks through the Product Labels For Woocommerce (Sale Badges) plugin. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user input before including it in SQL queries. Only WordPress sites using this specific plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Product Labels For Woocommerce (Sale Badges) WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An authenticated admin could execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to complete database compromise, data theft, or site takeover.
Likely Case
An admin with malicious intent could extract sensitive data from the WordPress database, including user credentials, payment information, or other confidential content.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls limiting admin privileges to trusted users only, the risk is significantly reduced since exploitation requires admin credentials.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires admin-level access to WordPress. The SQL injection vulnerability is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.9
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2eca2f88-c843-4794-8cd9-46f17c92753a/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Product Labels For Woocommerce (Sale Badges)'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 1.5.9 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate product-labels-for-woocommerce-sale-badges
Restrict admin access
allLimit WordPress admin access to only essential, trusted users
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit WordPress admin privileges to only essential personnel
- Monitor database logs for unusual SQL queries or admin user activity patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Product Labels For Woocommerce (Sale Badges) → View version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get product-labels-for-woocommerce-sale-badges --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.5.9 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress/database logs from admin users
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from WordPress server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress_logs" AND ("sql injection" OR "admin" AND "database query")