Description
SQL injection vulnerability in counter-options.php in the Count Per Day plugin before 3.4.1 for WordPress allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cpd_keep_month parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Count Per Day 3.4 - SQL Injection EDB-37707 · webapps · Jul 27, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23267
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132811/WordPress-Count-Per-Day-3.4-SQL-Injection.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1190683/count-per-day
- 37707 exploit
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8110
- 20150722 SQL Injection in Count Per Day WordPress Plugin mailing-list