CVE-2024-13321
📋 TL;DR
The AnalyticsWP WordPress plugin contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This can lead to extraction of sensitive data from the database, including user credentials and other confidential information. All WordPress sites using AnalyticsWP version 2.0.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- AnalyticsWP WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Analyticswp by Analyticswp
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including extraction of all user credentials, sensitive site data, and potential privilege escalation to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of user information, plugin settings, and potentially WordPress configuration details.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database user permissions restricting access to sensitive tables.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires no authentication and involves simple SQL injection techniques via the custom_sql parameter.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://analyticswp.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find AnalyticsWP plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable AnalyticsWP Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate analyticswp
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock requests containing SQL injection patterns targeting the custom_sql parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove AnalyticsWP plugin completely from the WordPress installation
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for AnalyticsWP version 2.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get analyticswp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm AnalyticsWP plugin version is greater than 2.0.0 or plugin is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with custom_sql parameter
- Database error messages containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to admin-ajax.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_access" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND (param="custom_sql" AND value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "INSERT")