Passwords Manager WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Passwords Manager plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 1.4.8. The vulnerability arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in several AJAX actions, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to inject additional SQL queries. This could be exploited to extract sensitive information from the database.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where an attacker can manipulate SQL queries to access or modify database information. In this case, it could be used to extract sensitive data from the database.

Reproduction

The vulnerability can be reproduced by sending a request to one of the affected AJAX actions with a crafted payload that exploits the SQL injection flaw. This can be done by an authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Passwords Manager plugin to version 1.5.1 or later, where this vulnerability has been patched.