Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-49655 is a critical unauthenticated SQL injection issue in the WordPress ARPrice plugin. A remote attacker would not need an account or user interaction. The main business concern is potential exposure of database data from affected WordPress sites, with some availability impact also reflected in the CVSS score.
Executive priority
Prioritize this promptly for any internet-facing WordPress property using ARPrice. The issue is critical because compromise may not require credentials or user interaction, and the expected business impact centers on database confidentiality.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-89 SQL injection in reputeinfosystems ARPrice through version 4.1.3. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L, indicating network reachability, low attack complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on public WordPress sites running the ARPrice plugin at version 4.1.3 or earlier. The supplied affected metadata is inconsistent, so validate against the CVE description and Patchstack entry rather than relying only on package fields.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. Treat this as high urgency because exploitation requires no authentication and the vulnerability is remotely reachable, but do not claim known active exploitation from these sources.
Researcher notes
There is a version inconsistency: the CVE description says through 4.1.3, while the Patchstack URL text references 4.0.3. Use the CVE record and Patchstack advisory to reconcile affected versions before closing tickets. No exploit details or official fix version are present in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the ARPrice plugin and its installed version.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or official mitigation.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling ARPrice on exposed sites.
- Prioritize database backups before making production changes.
- Use WAF or virtual patching only as temporary risk reduction.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ARPrice is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Flag ARPrice versions 4.1.3 or earlier for remediation review.
- Review vendor and Patchstack records for corrected affected-version details.
- Check web logs for unusual unauthenticated requests affecting ARPrice functionality.
- Document whether each site is internet-facing or internally restricted.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L3.94.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.3CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/arprice/vulnerability/wordpress-arprice-plugin-4-0-3-unauthenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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