WordPress WPCRM SQL Injection Vulnerability in Contact Form CF7 & WooCommerce Plugin

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress WPCRM - CRM for Contact Form CF7 & WooCommerce plugin, affecting versions through 3.2.0. This vulnerability allows for improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, enabling malicious actors to interact with the database in unauthorized ways, such as extracting sensitive information.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where an attacker can manipulate database queries. This could lead to unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or in some cases, executing administrative operations on the database.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the WPCRM - CRM for Contact Form CF7 & WooCommerce plugin to a version later than 3.2.0. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack offers a virtual patch that can be applied to mitigate the vulnerability until an official update is available.