HTTP: WordPress Media Library Categories Plugin termid Parameter SQL Injection
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the WordPress Media Library Categories Plugin. It is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue by manipulating the SQL query logic to carry out unauthorized actions on the underlying database.
Extended Description
The Media Library Categories plug-in for WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database. Media Library Categories versions 1.0.6 and prior are vulnerable.
Affected Products
Wordpress media_library_categories
References
BugTraq: 49062
URL: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/media-library-categories/ http://wordpress.org/
Short Name
HTTP:SQL:INJ:WP-MEDIA-LIBRARY
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Categories Injection Library Media Parameter Plugin SQL WordPress bid:49062 termid
Release Date
08/19/2011
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Wordpress