PT-2021-16329 · WordPress · Mediamatic

Jrxnm + 1 · Published 2021-12-13 · Updated 2022-04-05 · CVE-2021-24848

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: Mediamatic WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.1

Description: The issue concerns the mediamaticAjaxRenameCategory AJAX action, which is accessible to any authenticated user. It fails to sanitize the categoryID parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.8.1, update to version 2.8.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the mediamaticAjaxRenameCategory AJAX action to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24848

Affected Products

Mediamatic

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/156d4faf-7d34-4d9f-a654-9064d4eb3aea · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24848 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33805 · Telegram Post