CVE-2024-30502
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform blind SQL injection attacks on WordPress sites running the WP Travel Engine plugin. Attackers can extract sensitive database information, potentially including user credentials and other private data. All WordPress installations with WP Travel Engine plugin versions up to 5.7.9 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Travel Engine WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Wp Travel Engine by Wptravelengine
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive data including user information, plugin settings, and potentially WordPress credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if proper input validation and WAF rules are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details available, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.8.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-travel-engine/wordpress-wp-travel-engine-plugin-5-7-9-unauth-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Travel Engine and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 5.8.0 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-travel-engine
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
- Deploy network-level protections like WAF with SQL injection detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin panel under Plugins > Installed PluginsCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-travel-engine --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm WP Travel Engine version is 5.8.0 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected plugin file modifications
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND ("wp-travel-engine" OR "SQL" OR "UNION" OR "SELECT" FROM) AND status=200🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-travel-engine/wordpress-wp-travel-engine-plugin-5-7-9-unauth-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-travel-engine/wordpress-wp-travel-engine-plugin-5-7-9-unauth-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
