# CVE-2024-6265: UsersWP - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-6265 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-6265

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Stiofansisland UsersWP
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** wordpress, cms

## Description

The UsersWP Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the uwp_sort_by parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.10 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-6265](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6265) is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the UsersWP plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.2.10. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the 'uwp_sort_by' parameter, enabling them to inject malicious SQL queries and potentially extract sensitive information from the database. Successful exploitation could lead to significant data breaches or compromise of the affected WordPress site.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 30th of March 2026.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-6265 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.
Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2024-6265. 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.

Attackers exploit the 'uwp_sort_by' parameter in URLs such as `/users/`, `/members/`, `/user-list/`, `/member-directory/`, `/directory/`, and `/all-users/` to inject SQL commands, often using time-based payloads like `SLEEP()` to confirm the vulnerability.

## Timeline

- 2024-06-29: CVE Published. CVE-2024-6265 is published to NVD.
- 2026-03-30: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-6265 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-01: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-6265 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-6265.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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