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Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the ShipEngine Shipping Quotes plugin for WordPress. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to abuse an unsafe database query to read sensitive information from the WordPress database. The issue is high severity because it requires no login, no user interaction, and targets confidentiality.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any public WordPress site using this plugin. The main business risk is unauthorized database disclosure, which may include customer, order, user, or operational data depending on site configuration.
Technical view
CVE-2024-13531 is SQL injection in the plugin's handling of the edit_id parameter in ShipEngine Shipping Quotes through version 1.0.7. The source cites insufficient escaping and insufficient query preparation, allowing attackers to append SQL to existing queries and potentially extract database information.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to internet-facing WordPress sites running ShipEngine Shipping Quotes version 1.0.7 or earlier. The supplied affected metadata is sparse, so asset inventory should confirm plugin presence and version directly.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The vulnerability is still concerning because it is unauthenticated, low complexity, network reachable, and can disclose sensitive database contents.
Researcher notes
Focus review on the edit_id data path and database query construction. The sources identify CWE-89 and CVSS 7.5 with confidentiality impact only. Do not assume integrity or availability impact without additional evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for ShipEngine Shipping Quotes installations.
- Upgrade to a version newer than 1.0.7 if available from official channels.
- If no fixed release is available, disable or remove the plugin.
- Review vendor and WordPress plugin guidance tied to changeset 3241894.
- Use WAF monitoring as compensating control, not a replacement for patching.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and flag versions 1.0.7 or earlier.
- Review access logs for unusual unauthenticated requests involving edit_id.
- Verify the patched plugin code uses prepared queries and proper escaping.
- Retest only in authorized staging or controlled production validation windows.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.