WP TripAdvisor Review Slider SQL Injection Vulnerability in WordPress

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the WP TripAdvisor Review Slider plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 14.6. The vulnerability arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the 'filtersource' parameter, allowing authenticated attackers with administrator-level access to manipulate SQL queries. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information in the database.

Impact

Exploitation allows authenticated users with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or manipulation.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, an authenticated user with administrative privileges can send a request to the WordPress site with the 'filtersource' parameter. The lack of proper input sanitization allows for the injection of malicious SQL code, which is executed by the database. This can be done through the WordPress admin interface where the WP TripAdvisor Review Slider plugin is active.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the WP TripAdvisor Review Slider plugin to version 14.7 or later.