PT-2021-16096 · WordPress · Side Menu Lite

Pang0Lin + 1 · Published 2021-08-30 · Updated 2021-09-02 · CVE-2021-24580

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 Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.2.6

Description The issue arises from the plugin's failure to sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statements, leading to a SQL Injection issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.2.6, update to version 2.2.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin dashboard's List page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24580

Affected Products

Side Menu Lite

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2faccd1b-4b1c-4b3e-b917-de2d05e860f8 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24580 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24580 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20566 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/28001 · Telegram Post