CVE-2024-13488 – This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Fre... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-13488?

CVE-2024-13488 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition 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, configuration data, and other private information. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 3.3.7 are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition 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, configuration data, and other private information. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 3.3.7 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition WordPress Plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 3.3.7

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: All WordPress installations with this plugin enabled are vulnerable regardless of configuration.

📦 What is this software?

Ltl Freight Quotes by Enituretechnology

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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 information including user data, configuration secrets, and potentially administrative credentials.

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If Mitigated

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

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - Unauthenticated exploitation allows any internet user to attack vulnerable sites.

🏢 Internal Only: LOW - The vulnerability requires no authentication, making internal/external distinction irrelevant.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

SQL injection via URL parameters is straightforward to exploit with common tools like sqlmap.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version 3.3.8 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3239967%40ltl-freight-quotes-estes-edition&new=3239967%40ltl-freight-quotes-estes-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 – Estes Edition'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 3.3.8+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

WordPress

Temporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available

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

Web Application Firewall rule

all

Block requests containing SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable parameters

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Disable the LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition plugin immediately
Implement strict WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in URL parameters

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition → Version number. If version is 3.3.7 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get ltl-freight-quotes-estes-edition --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is 3.3.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
Multiple requests to wild-delivery-save.php with parameter manipulation
Database query errors containing 'dropship_edit_id' or 'edit_id' parameters

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads in URL parameters
Unusual traffic patterns to the vulnerable plugin endpoints

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("wild-delivery-save.php" OR "dropship_edit_id" OR "edit_id") AND (sql OR union OR select OR from)

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-13488

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: 18.19% exploit probability (95th percentile)

Published: February 15, 2025

Last Updated: February 28, 2025

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