CVE-2021-24484 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking < 2.6.7 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections

What is CVE-2021-24484?

CVE-2021-24484 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Ays Pro Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking, published on 2 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The get_reports() function in the Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 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-2021-24484?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ays-Pro Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24484 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-2021-24484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ays Pro Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking

• CVE-2021-24931 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking < 2.8.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-6138 Secure Copy Content Protection < 4.0.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-6888 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking < 4.1.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 4.8
• CVE-2024-6889 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking < 4.1.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 4.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4mw6-mpc3-jcw5.