PT-2021-16028 · WordPress · The Slider Hero With Animation

Apple502J · Published 2021-08-23 · Updated 2021-08-26 · CVE-2021-24506

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker WordPress plugin versions prior to 8.2.7

Description The issue allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform SQL injection due to the lack of sanitization or escaping of the id attribute of its hero-button shortcode before using it in a SQL statement.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.2.7, update to version 8.2.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the hero-button shortcode to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24506

Affected Products

The Slider Hero With Animation

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52c8755c-46b9-4383-8c8d-8816f03456b0 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24506 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24506 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20202 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/27687 · Telegram Post