bPlugins - SQLi (CVE-2024-1061)

CVE-2024-1061 is a vulnerability in the 'HTML5 Video Player' WordPress plugin that exposes sites to unauthenticated SQL injection through improper handling of an input parameter in the plugin’s backend.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 14th of May 2024.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-1061 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-1061 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Detectable attack patterns are characterized by requests attempting to abuse the plugin's backend functionality, most likely targeting endpoints associated with video viewing features.