CVE-2024-6205

Payplus Payment Gateway SQL injection

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 4.13%

Published19 Jul 2024

Description

The PayPlus Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 6.6.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a WooCommerce API route available to unauthenticated users, leading to an SQL injection vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Payplus Payment Gateway< 6.6.9

Remediation

Fixed in

Payplus Payment Gateway≥ 6.6.9

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2024-6205 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-6205 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 4.13%.

How severe is CVE-2024-6205?

CVE-2024-6205 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 4.13% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-6205?

Affected products include Payplus Payment Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6205?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Payplus Payment Gateway 6.6.9 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

How Secuno handles this

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.