NotFound Social Share and Social Locker SQL Injection Vulnerability

A blind SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the NotFound Social Share and Social Locker WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.4.2. This vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, allowing attackers to manipulate database queries and potentially access or modify database information.

Impact

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

Remediation

Users of the NotFound Social Share and Social Locker WordPress plugin are advised to update to the latest version. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this vulnerability for users who cannot update immediately.