CVE-2024-13230: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in the_champ Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
The Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited SQL Injection via the ‘SuperSocializerKey’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.14 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional values into the already existing query that can be used to extract user metadata from the database.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-13230 is a SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in the WordPress plugin 'Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer' by the_champ. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements in the ‘SuperSocializerKey’ parameter, which is insufficiently escaped and not properly prepared in SQL queries. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject SQL commands to extract user metadata. The issue affects all plugin versions up to and including 7.14. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction required, impacting confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform limited SQL Injection attacks, enabling them to extract user metadata from the WordPress database. The impact is limited to confidentiality as the vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the affected plugin versions to mitigate risk. Monitor official channels from the_champ for updates and patches addressing this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-13230: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in the_champ Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
Description
The Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited SQL Injection via the ‘SuperSocializerKey’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.14 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional values into the already existing query that can be used to extract user metadata from the database.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-13230 is a SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in the WordPress plugin 'Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer' by the_champ. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements in the ‘SuperSocializerKey’ parameter, which is insufficiently escaped and not properly prepared in SQL queries. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject SQL commands to extract user metadata. The issue affects all plugin versions up to and including 7.14. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction required, impacting confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform limited SQL Injection attacks, enabling them to extract user metadata from the WordPress database. The impact is limited to confidentiality as the vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the affected plugin versions to mitigate risk. Monitor official channels from the_champ for updates and patches addressing this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-08T23:02:22.842Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e4eb7ef31ef0b59c9e1
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:49:02 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:58:05 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 1:07:45 AM
Views: 17
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