CVE-2021-24786 (GCVE-0-2021-24786)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-03 12:49 – Updated: 2025-05-22 18:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Summary
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-22 18:38 UTC
CWE
- CWE-89 - SQL Injection
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6571f16-66d2-44… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Download Monitor |
Affected:
4.4.5 , < 4.4.5
(custom)
|
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