# CVE-2021-24199: wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via start Parameter

> Low-privilege users can exploit blind SQL injection to read database data and potentially take over the WordPress application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43mj-v3cx-q3x2

## What is CVE-2021-24199?

CVE-2021-24199 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts, published on 12 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 allows a low privilege authenticated user to perform Boolean-based blind SQL Injection in the table list page on the endpoint /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable&table_id=1, on the 'start' HTTP POST parameter. This allows an attacker to access all the data in the database and obtain access to the WordPress application.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24199?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tms-Outsource Wpdatatables.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts

- [CVE-2021-24197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24197/): wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Permission Takeover (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-24198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24198/): wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Data Deletion (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-4314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4314/): wpDataTables < 2.1.66 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-23876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23876/): WordPress wpDataTables Plugin <= 2.1.49 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24200/): wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via length Parameter (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24199 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24199 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts, published on 12 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts. 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-2021-24199/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24199/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24199
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24199
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24199

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24199/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.