CVE-2023-54359 Adivaha CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for WordPress installations with the adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 should assess exposure and prioritize verification and mitigation. This includes operators managing WordPress environments, platform administrators, vulnerability management teams, and security teams that need to evaluate the potential impact on their assets and implement necessary controls.

Why it matters

CVE-2023-54359 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries. Defenders should prioritize verifying the presence of this vulnerability in their WordPress installations and applying patches or mitigations as available.

• Verify the presence of the vulnerability in WordPress installations
• Apply patches or mitigations as available
• Monitor for suspicious activity on the /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint

Technical summary

The vulnerability is a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3. It allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the 'pid' GET parameter. Attackers can send requests to the /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint with crafted 'pid' values using XOR-based payloads to extract sensitive database information or cause denial of service.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying the presence of this vulnerability in their WordPress installations and applying patches or mitigations as available.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify the presence of the adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 in WordPress installations
• Apply patches or mitigations as available
• Monitor for suspicious activity on the /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint
• Restrict access to the endpoint if possible
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, but the corpus does not establish versions, exploitation, impact, or remediation beyond vendor-provided information. Defenders should verify the presence of the adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 in their WordPress installations, review vendor-provided guidance, and assess potential exposure. The vulnerability's impact on sensitive database information and potential denial of service should be evaluated. Limited source detail is available, so explicit evidence-limit language is

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.