CVE-2021-24463 Image Slider by Ays - Responsive Slider and Carousel < 2.5.0 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers can exploit blind SQL injection in the admin dashboard to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24463?
CVE-2021-24463 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel, published on 2 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The get_sliders() function in the Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24463?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ays-Pro Image Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24463?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24463 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-2021-24463 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24463 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p834-9h3p-r2gf.