CVE-2017-9418 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability affecting the WP-Testimonials plugin version 3.4.1 and earlier for WordPress. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the 'testid' parameter in wp-admin/admin.php to execute arbitrary SQL commands. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild (KEV: No), public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-42166), indicating a potential for exploitation. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:goldplugins:testimonials_plugin_easy_testimonials:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.