📄 Description (English)
WordPress adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 contains a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability that 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.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2023-54359 is a critical time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 affecting the /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the unvalidated 'pid' GET parameter to extract sensitive database information or trigger denial of service attacks. With no patch available and no authentication required, this vulnerability poses an immediate threat to any WordPress installation using this plugin.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 25, 2026 20:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations operating WordPress-based travel and tourism platforms are at significant risk, particularly those in the hospitality sector (hotels, tour operators) and government tourism initiatives under SCTA. E-commerce platforms selling travel services and government portals using this plugin could expose customer personal data, payment information, and operational databases. The vulnerability affects SAMA-regulated fintech platforms offering travel payment services and NCA-supervised government digital services. Tourism and hospitality sectors represent critical economic sectors in Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 digital transformation.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Hospitality & Tourism
E-commerce (Travel Services)
Government Digital Services
Fintech (Travel Payment Services)
Healthcare (if using plugin for appointment booking)
Retail (if using plugin for product catalog)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Disable or remove the adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 immediately from all WordPress installations
2. Conduct emergency database audit to identify if 'pid' parameter has been exploited (check access logs for /mobile-app/v3/ requests with unusual characters, time delays, or XOR patterns)
3. Review database access logs for unauthorized queries or data extraction attempts
4. Change all database credentials and WordPress admin passwords
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
5. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block requests to /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint containing SQL injection patterns (UNION, SELECT, OR 1=1, XOR operators)
6. Apply input validation at application level - whitelist only numeric values for 'pid' parameter
7. Disable direct database access from web application layer where possible
8. Implement rate limiting on /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint to prevent blind SQL injection timing attacks
9. Enable WordPress security plugins with SQL injection detection capabilities
DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for GET requests to /mobile-app/v3/ with 'pid' parameter containing: special characters, XOR operators (^), OR conditions, UNION statements
- Alert on response time anomalies (>5 second delays) from /mobile-app/v3/ endpoint
- Track database query execution times for unusual patterns
- Monitor for multiple sequential requests with incrementally modified 'pid' values
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تعطيل أو إزالة مكون adivaha Travel Plugin 2.3 فوراً من جميع تثبيتات WordPress
2. إجراء تدقيق قاعدة بيانات طارئ لتحديد ما إذا تم استغلال معامل 'pid' (تحقق من سجلات الوصول لطلبات /mobile-app/v3/ بأحرف غير عادية أو تأخيرات زمنية)
3. مراجعة سجلات وصول قاعدة البيانات للاستعلامات غير المصرح بها
4. تغيير جميع بيانات اعتماد قاعدة البيانات وكلمات مرور مسؤول WordPress
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحظر الطلبات إلى /mobile-app/v3/ التي تحتوي على أنماط حقن SQL
6. تطبيق التحقق من الإدخال على مستوى التطبيق - قائمة بيضاء للقيم الرقمية فقط لمعامل 'pid'
7. تعطيل الوصول المباشر إلى قاعدة البيانات من طبقة تطبيق الويب حيث أمكن
8. تنفيذ تحديد معدل على نقطة النهاية /mobile-app/v3/ لمنع هجمات حقن SQL العمياء
9. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress مع قدرات كشف حقن SQL
قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة طلبات GET إلى /mobile-app/v3/ مع معامل 'pid' يحتوي على: أحرف خاصة، عوامل XOR، شروط OR، عبارات UNION
- تنبيه على شذوذ وقت الاستجابة (تأخير >5 ثوان) من نقطة النهاية /mobile-app/v3/
- تتبع أوقات تنفيذ استعلامات قاعدة البيانات للأنماط غير العادية
- مراقبة الطلبات المتسلسلة المتعددة بقيم 'pid' معدلة بشكل متزايد
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for suppliers (plugin vulnerability management)
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities (SQL injection detection and prevention)
ECC 2024 A.13.1.3 - Segregation of networks (WAF implementation for web application protection)
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Establishment of user access rights (input validation and access controls)
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management - Vulnerability Management Framework
Information & Cybersecurity - Application Security Controls
Operational Resilience - Incident Detection and Response
Third-Party Risk Management - Plugin/Component Security Assessment
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3.1 - Access control implementation
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2.1 - User access provisioning
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates for all system components
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 11.3 - Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 4
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/adiaha-hotel/
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https://www.adivaha.com/
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51655
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-adivaha-travel-plugin-sql-injection-via-pid
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