Blog2Social WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability in prgSortPostType Parameter

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 8.4.4. The vulnerability arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the prgSortPostType parameter, coupled with a lack of proper preparation of the SQL query. This flaw enables authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to inject additional SQL commands into existing queries, potentially leading to the extraction of 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.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Blog2Social WordPress plugin to version 8.4.5 or a newer patched version.