# CVE-2021-24340: WP Statistics < 13.0.8 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can perform SQL injection via improper query preparation in the WP Statistics plugin, allowing unauthorized data access or modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mj4-xv45-qwq2

## What is CVE-2021-24340?

CVE-2021-24340 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in VeronaLabs WP Statistics, published on 7 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.0.8 relied on using the WordPress esc_sql() function on a field not delimited by quotes and did not first prepare the query. Additionally, the page, which should have been accessible to administrator only, was also available to any visitor, including unauthenticated ones.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24340?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Veronalabs Wp Statistics.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24340 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24340 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Statistics <13.0.8 - Blind SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24340.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in VeronaLabs WP Statistics

- [CVE-2022-38074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38074/): WordPress WP Statistics Plugin <= 13.2.10 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-0651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0651/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_type (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-25148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25148/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_id (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-25149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25149/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via IP (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0513/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.4 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via exclusion_reason (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24340 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24340 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in VeronaLabs WP Statistics, published on 7 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24340 exists.

Affected product: VeronaLabs WP Statistics. 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-2021-24340/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24340/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24340
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24340
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24340

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24340/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.