# CVE-2021-24398: Responsive 3D Slider <= 1.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection

> Authenticated attackers can exploit unsanitized input in the Responsive 3D Slider plugin to execute SQL injection attacks, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **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:** 20 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cppw-2fwh-6pqg

## What is CVE-2021-24398?

CVE-2021-24398 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown RESPONSIVE 3D SLIDER, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Add new scene functionality in the Responsive 3D Slider WordPress plugin through 1.2 uses an id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before being inserted to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection. This is a time based SQLI and in the same function vulnerable parameter is passed twice so if we pass time as 5 seconds it takes 10 seconds to return since the query is ran twice.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24398?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webpsilon Responsive 3d Slider.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24398 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24398 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown RESPONSIVE 3D SLIDER, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown RESPONSIVE 3D SLIDER. 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-2021-24398/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24398/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24398
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24398
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24398

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24398/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.