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CVE-2024-2954: Action Network (WordPress plugin) · SQL Injection

Affects Action Network (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Mar 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
jonathankissam Action NetworkAffected
  • =1.4.3
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-2954, organizations should immediately monitor for plugin updates from jonathankissam and apply patches as soon as they become available. Until a patch is released, restrict administrator access to trusted personnel only and enforce strong authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of credential compromise. Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious SQL injection patterns targeting the 'bulk-action' parameter. Review and harden database permissions to limit the impact of potential SQL injection. Conduct thorough input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied data, especially parameters used in SQL queries. Consider temporarily disabling or replacing the plugin if feasible. Regularly audit logs for unusual database queries or access patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. Educate administrators on the risks and signs of SQL injection attacks to enhance early detection.

Description

The Action Network plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'bulk-action' parameter in version 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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