# CVE-2021-24492: Handsome Testimonials & Reviews < 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

> Authenticated users can exploit SQL injection in the Handsome Testimonials & Reviews plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58xm-28q7-87fm

## What is CVE-2021-24492?

CVE-2021-24492 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Handsome Testimonials & Reviews, published on 2 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The hndtst_action_instance_callback AJAX call of the Handsome Testimonials & Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.1.1, available to any authenticated users, does not sanitise, validate or escape the hndtst_previewShortcodeInstanceId POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews Project Handsome Testimonials \& Reviews.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24492 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Handsome Testimonials & Reviews, published on 2 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Handsome Testimonials & Reviews. 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-2021-24492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.