# CVE-2021-24141: Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.0.2 - Authenticated SQL injection

> Authenticated administrators can exploit unvalidated input to perform SQL injection attacks in the Advanced Database Cleaner plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6h67-c8r4-fr78

## What is CVE-2021-24141?

CVE-2021-24141 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Advanced Database Cleaner, published on 18 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unvaludated input in the Advanced Database Cleaner plugin, versions before 3.0.2, lead to SQL injection allowing high privilege users (admin+) to perform SQL attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24141?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Advanced Database Cleaner

- [CVE-2023-49764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49764/): WordPress Advanced Database Cleaner Plugin <= 3.1.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-0668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0668/): Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.3 - Authenticated(Administrator+) PHP Object Injection via process_bulk_action (medium 6.6)
- [CVE-2022-2173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2173/): Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24921](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24921/): Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.0.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-46813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46813/): WordPress Advanced Database Cleaner Plugin <= 3.1.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24141 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24141 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Advanced Database Cleaner, published on 18 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Advanced Database Cleaner. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24141/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24141
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24141
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24141

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.