PT-2021-15876 · WordPress · Wp Statistics

Ram Gall + 1 · Published 2021-06-07 · Updated 2021-06-14 · CVE-2021-24340

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Statistics WordPress plugin versions prior to 13.0.8

Description The issue arises from the WP Statistics WordPress plugin's improper use of the WordPress esc sql() function on a field not delimited by quotes, without first preparing the query. Furthermore, a page intended for administrator access was also accessible to any visitor, including unauthenticated ones.

Recommendations For WP Statistics WordPress plugin versions prior to 13.0.8, update to version 13.0.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the affected page to only authenticated administrators until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24340

Affected Products

Wp Statistics

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2970cfb-0aa9-4516-9a4b-32971f41a19c · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/over-600000-sites-impacted-by-wp-statistics-patch · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24340 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/15678 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/16280 · Telegram Post