CVE-2024-13478 – This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Fre... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-13478?

CVE-2024-13478 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, payment data, and other confidential information. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 3.6.4 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, payment data, and other confidential information. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 3.6.4 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 3.6.4

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: All WordPress installations with the vulnerable plugin are affected regardless of configuration.

📦 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 data theft, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover through credential extraction.

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Likely Case

Extraction of sensitive business data, customer information, and administrative credentials from the WordPress database.

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If Mitigated

Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and sensitive data is encrypted.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - The vulnerability is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers on internet-facing WordPress sites.

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal systems are still vulnerable but attack surface is reduced compared to internet-facing systems.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

SQL injection via URL parameters requires minimal technical skill to exploit.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version after 3.6.4

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3242156%40ltl-freight-quotes-ups-edition&new=3242156%40ltl-freight-quotes-ups-edition&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find 'LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition'. 4. Click 'Update Now' or manually update to latest version. 5. Verify plugin version is above 3.6.4.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Temporary Plugin Deactivation

WordPress

Disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate ltl-freight-quotes-ups-edition

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting 'dropship_edit_id' and 'edit_id' parameters
Restrict database user permissions to read-only for the WordPress application user

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition version number

Check Version:

wp plugin list --name='LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition' --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is above 3.6.4 and test parameter inputs with SQL injection payloads

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
Multiple requests with SQL injection patterns in parameters

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests containing SQL keywords in 'dropship_edit_id' or 'edit_id' parameters

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("dropship_edit_id" OR "edit_id") AND ("UNION" OR "SELECT" OR "INSERT" OR "UPDATE" OR "DELETE" OR "DROP" OR "OR 1=1")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-13478

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: 24.34% exploit probability (96th percentile)

Published: February 19, 2025

Last Updated: February 25, 2025

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