CVE-2024-12723
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Infility Global WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters, which execute when viewed by administrators or other high-privilege users. It affects WordPress sites using Infility Global plugin versions up to 2.9.8. Attackers can exploit this to steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions as the victim.
💻 Affected Systems
- Infility Global WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Administrator account compromise leading to full site takeover, data theft, malware injection, or complete defacement.
Likely Case
Session hijacking of admin users, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed with admin privileges.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and output escaping are implemented, or if admin users have script blockers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking a high-privilege user into clicking a malicious link. No authentication needed to craft the exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.9.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d9053b8b-c05c-42fd-913e-f85c799df807/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Infility Global plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd custom PHP filter to sanitize the vulnerable parameter before processing.
Add to theme's functions.php or custom plugin: add_filter('preprocess_infility_param', 'esc_attr');
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Infility Global plugin until patched.
Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Infility Global, click Deactivate.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in the vulnerable parameter.
- Educate administrators to avoid clicking untrusted links and use browser extensions that block reflected XSS.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins. If Infility Global version is 2.9.8 or lower, it's vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name="Infility Global" --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 2.9.9 or higher after update. Test parameter injection with safe payload like <script>alert('test')</script> to ensure it's sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET/POST requests containing script tags or JavaScript in parameters related to Infility Global plugin.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious parameters like ?parameter=<script>alert()</script> targeting WordPress site.
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="*infility*" AND (param="*<script>*" OR param="*javascript:*"))