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CVE-2021-24877

MainWP Child < 4.1.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The MainWP Child WordPress plugin before 4.1.8 does not validate the orderby and order parameter before using them in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin when the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin is installed

El plugin MainWP Child de WordPress versiones anteriores a 4.1.8, no comprueba los parámetros orderby y order antes de usarlos en una sentencia SQL, conllevando a una inyección SQL explotable por usuarios con altos privilegios como el administrador cuando es instalado el plugin Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule

*Credits: JrXnm
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
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
  • 2021-10-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mainwp
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 Mainwp Child
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 < 4.1.8
Search vendor "Mainwp" for product "Mainwp Child" and version " < 4.1.8"
wordpress
Affected