CVE-2024-3552: Web Directory Free < 1.7.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 67.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Web Directory Free WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection with different techniques like UNION, Time-Based and Error-Based.

Affected products

Web Directory Free: before 1.7.0 — fixed in 1.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Web Directory Free 1.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34b03ee4-de81-4fec-9f3d-e1bd5b94d136/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34b03ee4-de81-4fec-9f3d-e1bd5b94d136/

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