PT-2021-16249 · WordPress · Email Before Download

Anton Sarsadskikh + 1 · Published 2021-11-29 · Updated 2021-11-29 · CVE-2021-24748

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 Email Before Download WordPress plugin versions prior to 6.8

Description: The issue arises from the improper validation and escaping of the order and orderby GET parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to authenticated SQL injection issues.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 6.8, update to version 6.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the affected API endpoints that utilize the order and orderby parameters until a patch is available. Avoid using the order and orderby parameters in affected SQL statements until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24748

Affected Products

Email Before Download

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8625b84-337d-4c4d-a698-73e59d1f8ee1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24748 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24748 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23883 · Telegram Post