CVE-2021-24492

Handsome Testimonials & Reviews < 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The hndtst_action_instance_callback AJAX call of the Handsome Testimonials & Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.1.1, available to any authenticated users, does not sanitise, validate or escape the hndtst_previewShortcodeInstanceId POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection issue.

La llamada AJAX hndtst_action_instance_callback del plugin de WordPress Handsome Testimonials & Reviews versiones anteriores a 2.1.1, disponible para cualquier usuario autenticado, no sanea, comprueba ni escapa del parámetro POST hndtst_previewShortcodeInstanceId antes de usarlo en una sentencia SQL, conllevando a un problema de inyección SQL

*Credits: Shreya Pohekar of Codevigilant Project

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-06-29 CVE Published
2024-06-24 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-handsome-testimonials	2024-08-03
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/42760007-0e59-4d45-8d64-86bc0b8dacea	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews Project Search vendor "Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews Project"		Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews Search vendor "Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews Project" for product "Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews"				< 2.1.1 Search vendor "Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews Project" for product "Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews" and version " < 2.1.1"		wordpress		Affected