CVE-2024-13473 – This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Fre... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-13473?

CVE-2024-13473 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Freight Quotes WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries through the 'dropship_edit_id' and 'edit_id' parameters. Attackers can extract sensitive database information including user credentials, plugin data, and potentially WordPress core data. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Freight Quotes WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries through the 'dropship_edit_id' and 'edit_id' parameters. Attackers can extract sensitive database information including user credentials, plugin data, and potentially WordPress core data. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

LTL Freight Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 5.0.20

Operating Systems: All operating systems running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Vulnerability exists in default plugin configuration. No special configuration required for exploitation.

📦 What is this software?

Ltl Freight Quotes by Eniture

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise leading to credential theft, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover.

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Likely Case

Extraction of sensitive plugin data, user information, and potential credential harvesting for further attacks.

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If Mitigated

Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is enforced elsewhere.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

SQL injection via URL parameters requires minimal technical skill. No authentication required.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version 5.0.21 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3215844%40ltl-freight-quotes-worldwide-express-edition&new=3215844%40ltl-freight-quotes-worldwide-express-edition&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'LTL Freight Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, download version 5.0.21+ from WordPress.org and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

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Temporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate ltl-freight-quotes-worldwide-express-edition

Web Application Firewall rule

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Block requests containing SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable parameters

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
Restrict database user permissions to minimum required for plugin functionality

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → LTL Freight Quotes plugin version. If version is 5.0.20 or lower, system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get ltl-freight-quotes-worldwide-express-edition --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm plugin version is 5.0.21 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual SQL errors in WordPress logs
Multiple requests to plugin endpoints with SQL-like parameters
Requests containing 'dropship_edit_id' or 'edit_id' with SQL syntax

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads in URL parameters
Unusual database query patterns from web server

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("dropship_edit_id" OR "edit_id") AND ("UNION" OR "SELECT" OR "INSERT" OR "DELETE" OR "UPDATE")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-13473

CVSS v3 Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE: CWE-89

EPSS Score: 0.63% exploit probability (69.7th percentile)

Published: February 12, 2025

Last Updated: March 11, 2025

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