SQL Injection in WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin (CVE-2017-12199)
Summary
SQL injection in WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin (CVE-2017-12199). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin 4.2.11 for WordPress has SQL injection with these wp-admin/admin-ajax.php POST actions: catalogue_update_order list-item, video_update_order video-item, image_update_order list-item, tag_group_update_order list_item, category_products_update_order category-product-item, custom_fields_update_order field-item, categories_update_order category-item, subcategories_update_order subcategory-item, and tags_update_order tag-list-item.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-12199 has been found in WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin CVE-2017-12199" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-12199 (WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで WordPress Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- exploit github.com