PayPlus Payment Gateway WordPress plugin - SQLi (CVE-2024-6205)

CVE-2024-6205 is an SQL injection vulnerability affecting the PayPlus Payment Gateway plugin for WordPress, which arises from improper sanitization of parameters processed via an unauthenticated WooCommerce API route.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of December 2023.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2024-6205 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2024-6205. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Exploitation attempts are characterized by requests containing the /wc-api=payplus_gateway&status_code=true&more_info=(select* pattern within the URL.