CVE-2021-24451 Export Users With Meta < 0.6.5 - Authenticated SQL Injection
An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in the Export Users With Meta plugin to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24451?
CVE-2021-24451 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Export Users With Meta, published on 6 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Export Users With Meta WordPress plugin before 0.6.5 did not escape the list of roles to export before using them in a SQL statement in the export functionality, available to admins, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24451?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Export Users With Meta Project Export Users With Meta.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2021-24451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jh6-pjcx-gh47.