CVE-2024-53793
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in eDoc Intelligence LLC's eDoc Easy Tables WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks that lead to Blind SQL Injection. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious SQL queries without their knowledge. This affects all WordPress sites using eDoc Easy Tables version 1.29 and earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- eDoc Intelligence LLC eDoc Easy Tables WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution through SQL injection.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access leading to sensitive data exposure, user information theft, and potential site defacement.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires CSRF to trigger SQL injection. Requires social engineering to trick authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.29
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'eDoc Easy Tables'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and AJAX requests in the plugin.
Restrict Admin Access
allLimit admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the eDoc Easy Tables plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → eDoc Easy Tables → Version. If version is 1.29 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='edoc-easy-tables' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.29. Test admin functions to ensure CSRF protection is implemented.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by admin actions
- Unexpected admin-level actions from unusual IPs
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to admin-ajax.php with SQL patterns
- Requests containing SQL injection payloads
- CSRF attack patterns in web server logs
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="*/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php*" AND (query="SELECT", "UNION", "INSERT" OR body="' OR '1'='1"))