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CVE-2024-30244: WordPress Church Admin plugin <= 4.0.27 - SQL Injection via shortcode vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.0.27.

HighCVSS 8.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

Church Admin for WordPress has a SQL injection issue in versions through 4.0.27. A low-privileged attacker could potentially query database data through a vulnerable shortcode path. The main business concern is confidentiality exposure on affected WordPress sites, with some availability impact.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority WordPress remediation item if Church Admin is deployed. It is not KEV-listed in the provided data, but database confidentiality risk is material.

Technical view

CVE-2024-30244 is CWE-89 SQL injection in the andy_moyle Church Admin plugin, package church-admin, affecting versions through 4.0.27. CVSS 3.1 is 8.5: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, changed scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, low availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Church Admin 4.0.27 or older, especially where an attacker can obtain low-privileged access to the shortcode path.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires low privileges but no user interaction.

Researcher notes

Evidence identifies SQL injection via shortcode but does not provide payload details, fixed-version specifics, or observed exploitation. Validate exposure through version inventory and shortcode reachability, not exploit reproduction.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify all WordPress sites running the Church Admin plugin.
  • Upgrade Church Admin to a non-affected version after confirming vendor or Patchstack guidance.
  • If no fixed version is available, disable the plugin where business impact allows.
  • Restrict low-privileged WordPress access until remediation is complete.
  • Monitor web and database logs for suspicious shortcode-related requests.

Validation and detection

  • Check installed Church Admin versions against the affected range through 4.0.27.
  • Confirm whether any public or internal pages invoke Church Admin shortcodes.
  • Review WordPress accounts with low-privileged access to affected sites.
  • Verify remediation by confirming the plugin version is outside the affected range.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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3Timeline events
2ADP providers
3Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L3.14.7Patchstack

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.5High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2024-30244Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
andy_moyleChurch Adminchurch-admin, 0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-89

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