# CVE-2021-24314: Goto < 2.1 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a SQL injection vulnerability in the Goto WordPress theme to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w67x-r869-xc5q

## What is CVE-2021-24314?

CVE-2021-24314 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in BoostifyThemes Goto, published on 17 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Goto WordPress theme before 2.1 did not sanitise, validate of escape the keywords GET parameter from its listing page before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an Unauthenticated SQL injection issue

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24314?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Boostifythemes Goto.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24314?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24314 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24314 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BoostifyThemes Goto

- [CVE-2021-24297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24297/): Goto < 2.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24235/): Goto - Tour & Travel < 2.0 - Unauthenticated Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24314 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24314 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in BoostifyThemes Goto, published on 17 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BoostifyThemes Goto. 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-2021-24314/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24314/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24314
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24314
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24314

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24314/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.