CVE-2024-9879: melapress melapress_file_monitor SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-9879 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) SQL Injection vulnerability in melapress melapress_file_monitor. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.1.1.

Timeline

1. 15-05-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Melapress File Monitor WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.