CVE-2021-24393 (GCVE-0-2021-24393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-06 11:09 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:28
VLAI
Title
Comment Highlighter <= 0.13 - Authenticated SQL Injection
Summary
A c GET parameter of the Comment Highlighter WordPress plugin through 0.13 is not properly sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Comment Highlighter Affected: 0.13 , ≤ 0.13 (custom)
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Credits
Syed Sheeraz Ali of Codevigilant
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