CVE-2021-24465 Meow Gallery < 4.1.9 - Contributor+ SQL Injection
Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the Meow Gallery plugin to read data and potentially execute code via deserialization.
- 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-2021-24465?
CVE-2021-24465 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block), published on 4 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Meow Gallery WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not sanitise, validate or escape the ids attribute of its gallery shortcode (available for users as low as Contributor) before using it in an SQL statement, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection issue. The injection also allows the returned values to be manipulated in a way that could lead to data disclosure and arbitrary objects to be deserialized.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24465?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Meowapps Meow Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24465?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24465 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-2021-24465 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24465 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f238-42hq-gm36.