CVE-2024-7607 – The Front End Users WordPress plugin contains a... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-7607?

CVE-2024-7607 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). The Front End Users WordPress plugin contains a time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the 'order' parameter that allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This enables extraction of sensitive database information like user credentials, personal data, or other stored content. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

📋 TL;DR

The Front End Users WordPress plugin contains a time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the 'order' parameter that allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This enables extraction of sensitive database information like user credentials, personal data, or other stored content. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Front End Users WordPress Plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 3.2.28

Operating Systems: All operating systems running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with the vulnerable plugin enabled. Contributor-level or higher user account needed for exploitation.

📦 What is this software?

Front End Users by Etoilewebdesign

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including extraction of administrator credentials, personal user data, password hashes, and potential privilege escalation to full site control.

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Likely Case

Extraction of sensitive user information, password hashes, and potentially other plugin/theme data stored in the database.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if proper network segmentation, database permissions, and monitoring are in place, though data exposure risk remains.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires authenticated access but uses common SQL injection techniques. Time-based attacks make detection more difficult.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 3.2.29 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3142978/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Front End Users' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 3.2.29+ from WordPress repository and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Vulnerable Plugin

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Temporarily disable the Front End Users plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate front-end-only-users

Restrict User Roles

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Temporarily remove Contributor and higher roles from untrusted users

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules
Restrict database user permissions to minimum required access

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Front End Users → Version. If version is 3.2.28 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get front-end-only-users --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is 3.2.29 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual SQL queries in database logs
Multiple requests with 'order' parameter variations
Long response times suggesting time-based SQL injection

Network Indicators:

POST/GET requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or plugin endpoints with SQL-like patterns in 'order' parameter

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("order=" AND ("sleep" OR "benchmark" OR "waitfor"))

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-7607

CVSS v3 Score: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-89

Published: August 29, 2024

Last Updated: July 11, 2025

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