CTL Behance Importer Lite WordPress Plugin Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the CTL Behance Importer Lite WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.0. The issue arises because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before incorporating it into a SQL statement via an AJAX action accessible to unauthenticated users.

Impact

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

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, send a POST request to 'wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' with the 'action' parameter set to 'ctl-behance-importer-lite'. Include an 'id_behance' parameter with a crafted SQL payload that exploits the lack of sanitization and escaping, such as a SQL injection payload that, for example, uses a time-based blind SQL injection technique.