CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2024-5765

Wpstickybar vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
27.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
Affected vendor
A17lab
Affected product
Wpstickybar
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-07-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 27.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-5765

  • Confirm whether A17lab Wpstickybar is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-5765.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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