CVE-2024-13490
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the LTL Freight Quotes – XPO Edition WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 4.3.7 are affected, potentially exposing sensitive data like user credentials, payment information, or other stored content.
💻 Affected Systems
- LTL Freight Quotes – XPO Edition WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, or full site takeover through credential extraction and subsequent admin access.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive data from the database including user information, plugin configuration data, and potentially WordPress user credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and sensitive data is encrypted.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and SQL injection is a well-understood attack vector with many available tools.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.3.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3235163
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'LTL Freight Quotes – XPO Edition'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 4.3.8+. 5. Verify plugin is active and functioning.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock requests containing SQL injection patterns targeting edit_id and dropship_edit_id parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
- Deploy web application firewall with SQL injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → LTL Freight Quotes – XPO Edition version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='LTL Freight Quotes – XPO Edition' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 4.3.8 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple requests with SQL-like patterns in edit_id/dropship_edit_id parameters
- Unexpected database queries from web server process
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads in URL parameters
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
web.url:*edit_id=* AND (web.url:*UNION* OR web.url:*SELECT* OR web.url:*INSERT* OR web.url:*UPDATE* OR web.url:*DELETE*)